Weather Records on 2 December 1996

1,180 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1996. Highest significance: Little Falls City Rsch, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1996

On 2 December 1996, 1,180 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 209 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 1,119 daily.
Little Falls City Rsch set a daily record precipitation of 40.9 mm (1.6 in) on 2 December 1996.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

1,180 stations

1,180 station records on 2 December 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
N Stratford	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Battenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hulett	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lehighton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tamaqua 4 N Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Piseco	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whitney Point Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Honesdale 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Slide Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Troy 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bingham Wyman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,180 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 113, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 501, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 128.

Records on 2 December 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	113
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	501
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	128

Records on 2 December 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 59, daily 1,119.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

956 broken records

Margins by which the 956 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1996

Top 20 records on 2 December 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1996	Little Falls City Rsch, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	91 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1996	Miami, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1996	N Stratford, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1996	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1996	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	9.3 cm (3.7 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1996	Battenville, US	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1996	Hulett, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1996	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	Claude, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	Grafton, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	New London Lock #22, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	69 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	79 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	New Salem, US	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	Peru, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	Marlinton, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	69 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	Cincinnatus, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	Dorset 2 SE, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1996	Anthony, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	55 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1996. 1996 had 1,180 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 December 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	916
100 to 200	33
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1