Weather Records on 2 December 1998

1,732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 1998. Highest significance: Valley Falls, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 1998

On 2 December 1998, 1,732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,196 were record highs and 384 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 188 monthly and 1,543 daily.
Valley Falls set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 2 December 1998.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,732 stations

1,732 station records on 2 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alicante	Spain	Record daily precipitation	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alicante El Altet	Spain	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Murcia/Alcantarilla	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Staunton Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tambov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.6 C (23.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trondheim - Voll	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Romao (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.7 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.3 C (0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,732 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 770, Lowest daily maximum 204, Highest daily minimum 426, Lowest daily minimum 180, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	770
Lowest daily maximum	204
Highest daily minimum	426
Lowest daily minimum	180
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 188, daily 1,543.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,350 broken records

Margins by which the 1,350 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 1998

Top 20 records on 2 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 1998	Valley Falls, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	84 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1998	Moscow U of I, US	all-time rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	102 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 December 1998	Alicante, ES	daily rain	59.3 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Morovis 1 N, PR	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Alicante El Altet, ES	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Chewelah, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Port Washington, US	monthly high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Olean, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Kiev, UA	daily low max	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	115 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Leoti, US	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	85 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Vasilevici, BY	daily low min	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Kisinev, MD	daily low min	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Saint Maries, US	monthly rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Gann Valley 4NW, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Philip AP, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Mimbres 4NNW, US	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Murcia/Alcantarilla, ES	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1998	Tekamah, US	monthly high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	44 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 1998. 1998 had 1,732 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 50	1,344
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1