Weather Records on 2 December 2007

1,704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 2007. Highest significance: Watertown Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 2007

On 2 December 2007, 1,704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
416 were record highs and 136 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 81 monthly and 1,617 daily.
Watertown Wwtp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 2 December 2007.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,704 stations

1,704 station records on 2 December 2007 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 2007: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Postville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Waukon 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Moose Lake 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Emerson	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Grand Portage	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dorchester	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roscoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madeline Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Baraboo Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Geldermalsen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Swea City 5N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richland Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helens Rfd	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pelican Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wheaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neunkirchen-Wellesweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Charmany Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,704 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 2007 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 218, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 857, Heaviest daily snowfall 239, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 2 December 2007 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	218
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	857
Heaviest daily snowfall	239
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 2 December 2007 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 81, daily 1,617.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,449 broken records

Margins by which the 1,449 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 2007

Top 20 records on 2 December 2007 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 2007	Watertown Wwtp, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Postville, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	104 years	78 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Waukon 3NNE, US	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	113 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Newton, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	113 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Britt 3E, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Creston 2 SW, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Kaiserslautern, DE	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Pella 1S, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Osceola, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Jefferson, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Moose Lake 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Emerson, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Grand Portage, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	113 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Tower 2S, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Forman 5 SSE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2007	Brillion, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 2007

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2007. 2007 had 1,704 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	1,413
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1