Weather Records on 2 December 1977

723 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1977. Highest significance: Elk City 1NE, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1977

On 2 December 1977, 723 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
284 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 637 daily.
Elk City 1NE set an all-time record daily precipitation of 75.9 mm (3.0 in) on 2 December 1977.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

723 stations

723 station records on 2 December 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Orofino	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presidente Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bauru (Pdv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Brejo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Chantebled	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penapolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wellingrove (Wangalea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aracatuba (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	169.3 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Luckhoff (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alto Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	163.2 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cosmorama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bauru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Electron Headworks	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Manuel	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cabralia Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	155.2 mm (6.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Middelkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

723 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 352, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 2 December 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	352
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 2 December 1977 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 66, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1977

Top 20 records on 2 December 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1977	Elk City 1NE, US	all-time rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1977	Rainier Paradise Rs, US	all-time rain	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1977	Orofino, US	monthly rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	all-time rain	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Presidente Alves, BR	all-time rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Nikolaev, UA	monthly rain	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Piaxtla, MX	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Garca, BR	all-time rain	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Bauru (Pdv), BR	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Busby, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Longview, US	monthly rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Usina Tamoio (Bela Vista), BR	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Darby, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Tingha (Crystal Hill), AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Kellogg, US	all-time rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Arlington, US	all-time rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1977	Snake Rvr, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1797 to 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1977. 1977 had 723 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-02 in each year
Year	Records
1797	2
1807	2
1810	2
1817	1
1823	1
1828	1
1829	2
1846	1
1847	1
1852	1
1856	4
1857	1
1858	1
1859	1
1863	2
1867	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	4
1873	1
1874	2
1875	4
1876	5
1878	1
1879	9
1884	2
1886	2
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	4
1892	1
1893	4
1894	3
1895	2
1896	3
1897	4
1898	10
1899	5
1900	1
1901	5
1902	6
1903	9
1904	1
1905	17
1906	10
1907	8
1908	15
1909	37
1910	18
1911	56
1912	81
1913	67
1914	101
1915	19
1916	169
1917	40
1918	50
1919	99
1920	43
1921	113
1922	59
1923	28
1924	168
1925	156
1926	167
1927	460
1928	77
1929	545
1930	272
1931	305
1932	525
1933	485
1934	194
1935	143
1936	331
1937	265
1938	335
1939	345
1940	551
1941	752
1942	835
1943	179
1944	276
1945	222
1946	198
1947	633
1948	211
1949	254
1950	598
1951	629
1952	614
1953	482
1954	317
1955	561
1956	594
1957	217
1958	442
1959	412
1960	410
1961	341
1962	1,144
1963	250
1964	726
1965	496
1966	1,117
1967	804
1968	753
1969	548
1970	1,232
1971	764
1972	547
1973	1,031
1974	1,019
1975	721
1976	920
1977	723
1978	1,056
1979	862
1980	1,428
1981	739
1982	3,111
1983	1,041
1984	701
1985	3,666
1986	887
1987	1,118
1988	613
1989	981
1990	616
1991	1,970
1992	719
1993	632
1994	632
1995	1,002
1996	1,180
1997	816
1998	1,732
1999	706
2000	735
2001	639
2002	615
2003	554
2004	798
2005	944
2006	1,388
2007	1,704
2008	871
2009	1,013
2010	1,602
2011	730
2012	1,265
2013	557
2014	546
2015	818
2016	269
2017	737
2018	1,152
2019	615
2020	534
2021	1,988
2022	771
2023	591
2024	715
2025	889

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	527
25 to 50	41
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1