Weather Records on 2 December 1994

632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1994. Highest significance: Angleton 2 W, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1994

On 2 December 1994, 632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
360 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 595 daily.
Angleton 2 W set a daily record precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 2 December 1994.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

632 stations

632 station records on 2 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brian Pastures	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nanning	China	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Quiaca Observato	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	34.1 C (93.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shaoguan	China	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Royal Palm Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nixon	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stykkisholmur	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kamishli	Syria	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Undameo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Piedras Exp STN	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clodine	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley (the Prairies)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Corndale (Willow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.0 mm (7.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Heath	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berthold	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estevao Pinto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Powers Lake 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

632 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 202, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 158, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 2 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	202
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	158
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 2 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 595.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

496 broken records

Margins by which the 496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1994

Top 20 records on 2 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1994	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	71 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1994	Wharton, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1994	Guiping, CN	monthly rain	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Victoria Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Nimbin Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Rosebank (Repentance Creek), AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Bethel AP, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Dorado 2 WNW, PR	daily low max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Woodleigh, AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Brian Pastures, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou, AU	daily rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Nanning, CN	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Bay City Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	La Quiaca Observato, AR	all-time high max	34.1 C (93.4 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Clunes (Main Rd), AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Wuzhou, CN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Shaoguan, CN	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Kenai AP, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1994	Royal Palm Rs, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	43 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1994. 1994 had 632 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	486
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1