Weather Records on 1 December 2001

1,211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 2001. Highest significance: Borden, AU.

Key Facts for 1 December 2001

On 1 December 2001, 1,211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
685 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,134 daily.
Borden set a daily record precipitation of 31.4 mm (1.2 in) on 1 December 2001.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 479 records.

Record Map

1,211 stations

1,211 station records on 1 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Borden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Broomehill East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Jam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lindesnes Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dumbleyung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boscabel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Grace Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trayning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Falcondale - Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mindarabin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hazelton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pallinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Amelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kojonup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yarloop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kirup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrara Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cranham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Limassol	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wayjo Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chamingup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ballaying	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Faerder Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillinup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunelm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gairdner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kilburnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pingrup South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Congee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,211 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 314, Lowest daily maximum 36, Highest daily minimum 371, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 312, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 1 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	314
Lowest daily maximum	36
Highest daily minimum	371
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	312
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 1 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 75, daily 1,134.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

980 broken records

Margins by which the 980 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 2001

Top 20 records on 1 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 2001	Borden, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2001	Broomehill East, AU	daily rain	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2001	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2001	Kwobrup, AU	daily rain	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2001	Benghazi Benina, LY	all-time rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2001	Nyerilup, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Jam Vale, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Lindesnes Fyr, NO	monthly rain	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Lista Fyr, NO	monthly rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Dumbleyung, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Boscabel, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Lake Grace Comparison, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Trayning, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Falcondale - Edeowie, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	I Dunno, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Oksoey Fyr, NO	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Mindarabin, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2001	Hazelton, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	50 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2001. 2001 had 1,211 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-01 in each year
Year	Records
1797	1
1805	1
1807	2
1810	1
1817	2
1821	1
1823	2
1831	1
1849	1
1856	3
1857	1
1858	1
1861	1
1863	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	3
1873	6
1875	8
1876	4
1877	1
1879	7
1884	3
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	3
1889	2
1890	6
1891	1
1892	2
1893	1
1894	1
1895	4
1896	4
1897	10
1898	5
1899	4
1901	5
1902	7
1903	13
1904	4
1905	11
1906	3
1907	8
1908	40
1909	64
1910	39
1911	45
1912	37
1913	53
1914	142
1915	23
1916	29
1917	52
1918	32
1919	78
1920	192
1921	55
1922	85
1923	70
1924	135
1925	145
1926	115
1927	271
1928	85
1929	515
1930	128
1931	337
1932	383
1933	656
1934	667
1935	164
1936	433
1937	238
1938	159
1939	346
1940	300
1941	391
1942	424
1943	93
1944	478
1945	259
1946	224
1947	392
1948	252
1949	313
1950	437
1951	585
1952	762
1953	283
1954	308
1955	624
1956	338
1957	295
1958	531
1959	355
1960	258
1961	373
1962	1,073
1963	282
1964	1,181
1965	598
1966	995
1967	601
1968	883
1969	673
1970	1,299
1971	574
1972	843
1973	888
1974	1,339
1975	1,007
1976	1,294
1977	1,166
1978	777
1979	874
1980	1,019
1981	1,320
1982	1,759
1983	1,275
1984	513
1985	3,874
1986	803
1987	1,020
1988	538
1989	822
1990	514
1991	2,124
1992	552
1993	597
1994	717
1995	1,386
1996	1,448
1997	736
1998	1,698
1999	790
2000	777
2001	1,211
2002	637
2003	627
2004	1,033
2005	815
2006	2,866
2007	1,427
2008	879
2009	927
2010	1,991
2011	947
2012	1,027
2013	400
2014	677
2015	850
2016	384
2017	496
2018	807
2019	803
2020	567
2021	2,030
2022	584
2023	609
2024	636
2025	679

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	936
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1