Weather Records on 2 December 1987

1,118 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1987. Highest significance: Nanango Wills St, AU.

Key Facts for 2 December 1987

On 2 December 1987, 1,118 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
220 were record highs and 191 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,043 daily.
Nanango Wills St set a daily record precipitation of 99.6 mm (3.9 in) on 2 December 1987.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,118 stations

1,118 station records on 2 December 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Outtrim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Sunbury (Salesian College )	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Boorara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Anglesea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ballan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mornington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ellerslie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moorabool Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Branxholme	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Shoreham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Keilor (Arundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wickliffe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mortlake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Leongatha Sth Gippsland Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Cape Schanck Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kolora (Wooriwyrite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wingaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Yackandandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
St. Leonards (Lowfields)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Winchelsea (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moutajup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Netherton (Desert Fringe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pykes Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Colac (Shire Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Little River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bullengarook East (Seskinore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Skipton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Yarram Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,118 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 99, Highest daily minimum 148, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 684, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 2 December 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	99
Highest daily minimum	148
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	684
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 2 December 1987 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 74, daily 1,043.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

994 broken records

Margins by which the 994 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 111.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1987

Top 20 records on 2 December 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1987	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Melton, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Outtrim, AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Sunbury (Salesian College ), AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Seaspray (Burong), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Epping, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Boorara, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	90 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Anglesea, AU	monthly rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Ballan, AU	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Blackwood, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Ballarat Botanical Gardens, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Forrest State Forest, AU	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Kergunyah South, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Mornington, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Barwon Heads (Jirrahlinga), AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Casterton (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	87 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Ellerslie Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1987	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	66 of 100 (Major)

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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1987. 1987 had 1,118 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 20	784
20 to 40	149
40 to 60	40
60 to 80	18
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1