Weather Records on 2 December 2002

615 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 2002. Highest significance: Lankaran, AZ.

Key Facts for 2 December 2002

On 2 December 2002, 615 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 580 daily.
Lankaran set a daily record precipitation of 83.1 mm (3.3 in) on 2 December 2002.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

615 stations

615 station records on 2 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ahome	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guadalupe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mulatos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Huron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nanping	China	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ubobo Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kandanga Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Metro AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Joquicingo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pericos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Abjorsbraten	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Huron	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Felix Gomez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lifjell	Norway	Record snow depth	52.0 cm (20.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haynesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Liberec	Czech Republic	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Casillas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piseco	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.0 C (111.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gudermes	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford 4SW Rsch 5	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Presa El Niagara	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

615 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 162, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 2 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	162
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 2 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 34, daily 580.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 2002

Top 20 records on 2 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 2002	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Madera, MX	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	16.0 C (60.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	113 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Ahome, MX	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Guadalupe, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Comondu, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Majuro Wbas AP, MH	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Mulatos (Smn), MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Port Huron, US	daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Barabinsk, RU	daily low min	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Orje, NO	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Oberlin, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Geilo, NO	daily snow depth	76.0 cm (29.9 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Tecumseh 1W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily low max	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	81 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Huetamo, MX	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	68 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Nanping, CN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2002	Puente Jula, MX	monthly high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	44 years	35 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2002. 2002 had 615 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	412
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1