Weather Records on 2 December 2005

944 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 2005. Highest significance: Buckley 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 2005

On 2 December 2005, 944 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
263 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 887 daily.
Buckley 1 NE set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 2 December 2005.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

944 stations

944 station records on 2 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bogorodskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lookout Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Palmwoods	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lucky Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Moreton Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sutter Hill Cdf	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hornet Bank Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chardon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunwich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yugarenok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

944 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 344, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 2 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	344
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 2 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 55, daily 887.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

746 broken records

Margins by which the 746 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 2005

Top 20 records on 2 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 2005	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2005	Gympie, AU	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	113 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2005	Armour, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2005	Kent, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2005	Kangaroo Hills Station, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2005	Spring Creek Station, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Miller, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	W Pt, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Bogorodskoe, RU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Aspendell, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Fontenelle Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Point Lookout Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Palmwoods, AU	daily rain	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Placerville, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Woleebee Nevasa, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Cajon de Pea, MX	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	43 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Stanley, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2005	Lucky Springs Station, AU	daily rain	78.4 mm (3.1 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	22 years	48 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2005. 2005 had 944 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 100	718
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1