Weather Records on 2 December 1985

3,666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1985. Highest significance: Roodebloem, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 December 1985

On 2 December 1985, 3,666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 1,941 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 22 were all-time records, 186 monthly and 3,458 daily.
Roodebloem set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 2 December 1985.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 2 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wis Rapids Grand Av B	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Bowler	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cheboygan	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elbow Lake 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pendleton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dufur	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haleakala Rch 432	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.8 cm (18.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Holley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Strawberry Hill (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Pleine Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Summit Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clintonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,666 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 1,007, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 934, Heaviest daily rainfall 541, Heaviest daily snowfall 286, Deepest snow cover 619.

Records on 2 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	1,007
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	934
Heaviest daily rainfall	541
Heaviest daily snowfall	286
Deepest snow cover	619

Records on 2 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 22, monthly 186, daily 3,458.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3,237 broken records

Margins by which the 3,237 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1985

Top 20 records on 2 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1985	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Wis Rapids Grand Av B, US	all-time snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Waukon 3NNE, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Pilot Rock 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Bowler, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	26 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Warrion, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Parma Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Cheboygan, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Elbow Lake 5 E, US	monthly snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Mellen 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Oconto 4 W, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	89 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Pendleton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Molteno (Mun), ZA	daily rain	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	84 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Hatfield, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1985	Clanwilliam (Pol), ZA	daily rain	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1985. 1985 had 3,666 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	2,949
100 to 200	199
200 to 300	63
300 to 400	20
400 to 500	6