Weather Records on 1 December 2002

637 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 December 2002. Highest significance: Nicosia, CY.

Key Facts for 1 December 2002

On 1 December 2002, 637 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 598 daily.
Nicosia set a daily record precipitation of 35.8 mm (1.4 in) on 1 December 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

637 stations

637 station records on 1 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frontera Amatenango	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Obregon	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bucklin 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
El Salitre	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Alta #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixcateopan de Tlapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sinclairville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amiandos	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
El Tuito	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gridino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atoka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dolores	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Allegany	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Rio (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virtsu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Requena	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Navacerrada	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Phuket Airport	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grover Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Jeronimo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Venados	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Banamichi	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sinclairville	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

637 records

Records set or tied on 1 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 1 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 1 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 37, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

483 broken records

Margins by which the 483 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 December 2002

Top 20 records on 1 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 December 2002	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 December 2002	Allegany Sp, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Paradise Valley 1 NW, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Frontera Amatenango, MX	all-time low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high max	37.0 C (98.6 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Union City Filtration Plt, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	47 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Burdett 3S, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Villa Obregon, MX	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Warren, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Bucklin 1SE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	65 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Galway, IE	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	University Exp STN, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Buchan, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Puerto San Carlos, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Santa Fe, MX	daily low max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	El Salitre, MX	daily high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Belington, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Terra Alta #1, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2002	Ixcateopan de Tlapa, MX	all-time low min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	4 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2002	Sinclairville, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2002. 2002 had 637 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	439
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	13
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1