Weather Records on 2 December 1979

862 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1979. Highest significance: Chugwater, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1979

On 2 December 1979, 862 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
239 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 806 daily.
Chugwater set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 2 December 1979.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

862 stations

862 station records on 2 December 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Matehuala (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Iturbide	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
El Barretal I	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Padilla	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Villagran (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Plutarco Elias Calles	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Puruandiro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Victoria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cadereyta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cedral	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Venadero (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Tule (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Potrerillos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Blanca (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ameca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Minatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Phillips	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ex Hacienda San Diego	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake St Clair (Hec)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pabellon Campo Experimental	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ahuacatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Camacho	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mier Y Noriega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magiscatzin (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zacatecas (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnet	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palo Verde	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mexquitic	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

862 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 104, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 135, Lowest daily minimum 211, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 2 December 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	104
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	135
Lowest daily minimum	211
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 2 December 1979 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 55, daily 806.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1979

Top 20 records on 2 December 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1979	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1979	Matehuala (Smn), MX	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1979	Iturbide, MX	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1979	Sharpes Siding, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1979	El Barretal I, MX	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1979	Padilla, MX	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1979	Villagran (Smn), MX	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	Presa Plutarco Elias Calles, MX	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	Puruandiro, MX	monthly rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	Ciudad Victoria, MX	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	Yahualica de Gonzalez Gallo (, MX	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	Cadereyta, MX	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	San Fernando, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	Cedral, MX	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	Bonners Ferry, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	Venadero (Dge), MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	El Tule (Smn), MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1979	Presa Potrerillos, MX	monthly rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	49 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1979. 1979 had 862 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 100	690
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1