Weather Records on 2 December 2003

554 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 2003. Highest significance: Abu Hamed, SD.

Key Facts for 2 December 2003

On 2 December 2003, 554 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
308 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 516 daily.
Abu Hamed set a daily record precipitation of 59.9 mm (2.4 in) on 2 December 2003.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

554 stations

554 station records on 2 December 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pohakea Brg 307.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpellier-Aeroport	France	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mediterranee	France	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record low maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Etla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kihei 311	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo Exp F 795.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borzja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.2 C (-20.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhuato (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Water Storage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ulupalakua Rch 250	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kanin Nos	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugo/Rozas	Spain	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Dieguito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tully Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bastia	France	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grosser Arber	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maitinez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yecora (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narjan Mar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waikiki 717.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrabattgulla (Gilston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indiga	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reboly	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

554 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 99, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 December 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	99
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 December 2003 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 516.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

430 broken records

Margins by which the 430 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 2003

Top 20 records on 2 December 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 2003	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Pohakea Brg 307.2, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Valley Falls 3 SW, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Montpellier-Aeroport, FR	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Houston, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Montelimar, FR	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Canisteo 1 SW, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Bredbo (Bredbo Station), AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	monthly high min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	82 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Mediterranee, FR	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Tangier City, MA	daily low max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2003	Emporia ASOS, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	39 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2003. 2003 had 554 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 25	395
25 to 50	25
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1