Weather Records on 2 December 1980

1,428 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1980. Highest significance: Dirranbandi High School, AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1980

On 2 December 1980, 1,428 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
212 were record highs and 387 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,391 daily.
Dirranbandi High School set a monthly record daily precipitation of 190.0 mm (7.5 in) on 2 December 1980.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,428 stations

1,428 station records on 2 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Daymar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Collarenebri (Bundabarina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nindigully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Port Daniel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Soroca	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Swan Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lissadell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windermere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pokataroo (Durhambone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tomoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guaianas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge (Guiseley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barra de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,428 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 526, Heaviest daily snowfall 254, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 2 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	526
Heaviest daily snowfall	254
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 2 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 1,391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,229 broken records

Margins by which the 1,229 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1980

Top 20 records on 2 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1980	Dirranbandi High School, AU	monthly rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1980	Daymar Post Office, AU	monthly rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1980	Collarenebri (Bundabarina), AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1980	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1980	Alpena Co Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1980	Nindigully, AU	monthly rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1980	Port Daniel, CA	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1980	Soroca, MD	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1980	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1980	Thallon Post Office, AU	monthly rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1980	Normanton Post Office, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1980	Mogil Mogil (Benimora), AU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1980	Onaway 4N, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1980	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1980	Albanel, CA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1980	Williams 1 NW, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1980	Mourilyan, AU	daily rain	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1980	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1980	Yamburgan, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1980	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	54 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1980. 1980 had 1,428 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 50	1,095
50 to 100	99
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2