Weather Records on 2 December 1989

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1989. Highest significance: Glomfjord, NO.

Key Facts for 2 December 1989

On 2 December 1989, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
298 were record highs and 391 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 881 daily.
Glomfjord set a monthly record daily precipitation of 156.5 mm (6.2 in) on 2 December 1989.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 2 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo Centre (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McAllen	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Fernando	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ejido Reata	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale (Turretfield Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boqueirao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nonda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ia?U	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rossvatn - Heggmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abisko	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storsteinnes I Balsfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Anthony	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cuixtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
General Cepeda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Icamole	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Apoinga (Wilivere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Howitt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sutherlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	30.3 C (86.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bodoe VI	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marysvale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Allende (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 188, Lowest daily maximum 231, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 2 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	188
Lowest daily maximum	231
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 2 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 98, daily 881.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

859 broken records

Margins by which the 859 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1989

Top 20 records on 2 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1989	Glomfjord, NO	monthly rain	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1989	Booleroo Centre (Willowie), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1989	Springvale, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1989	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	McAllen, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	San Fernando, MX	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Pitea, SE	monthly high max	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Ejido Reata, MX	monthly rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Rosedale (Turretfield Research, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Boqueirao, BR	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	all-time rain	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Tustervatnet II, NO	monthly rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Grafton, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Nonda Downs Station, AU	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Drevja, NO	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Lowville, US	daily low max	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Cornwall, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1989	Saint Johnsbury, US	daily low max	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	41 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1989. 1989 had 981 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	816
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1