Weather Records on 2 December 2008

871 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 2008. Highest significance: Dutch Harbor, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 2008

On 2 December 2008, 871 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
439 were record highs and 231 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 837 daily.
Dutch Harbor set a daily record precipitation of 63.2 mm (2.5 in) on 2 December 2008.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

871 stations

871 station records on 2 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yarloop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Remningstorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nassau Airport New	Bahamas, The	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Traneberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mariestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norrsundet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huejucar (Obs)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liubashivka	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tidaholm_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hotan	China	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record low minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inorunie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pinsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	11.3 C (52.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kojnas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Boca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Melstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hon	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Derna	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ixcamilpa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Njaksimvol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

871 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 261, Lowest daily maximum 97, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 134, Heaviest daily rainfall 141, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 2 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	261
Lowest daily maximum	97
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	134
Heaviest daily rainfall	141
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 2 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 32, daily 837.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

667 broken records

Margins by which the 667 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 2008

Top 20 records on 2 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 2008	Dutch Harbor, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	74 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Marshall, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Yarloop, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Remningstorp, SE	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Nassau Airport New, BS	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Traneberg, SE	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Mariestad, SE	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Kailua 446, US	daily low min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Sabancuy, MX	all-time low max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	daily high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	110 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Norrsundet, SE	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Eureka, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	1.3 C (34.3 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	121 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	McGill, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2008	Quito, MX	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	60 years	37 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2008. 2008 had 871 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 20	634
20 to 40	16
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1