Weather Records on 2 December 2015

818 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 December 2015. Highest significance: Dayton 1 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 2 December 2015

On 2 December 2015, 818 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
398 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 788 daily.
Dayton 1 WSW set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 2 December 2015.
Across 164 earlier years (1797 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

818 stations

818 station records on 2 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Delungra (Craigmore)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Partizansk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pichilingue	Ecuador	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	344.9 mm (13.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kharkiv	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Beaumont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sand Mt Substn	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Springvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mitchell	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cordele	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hatton 9 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Man	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Emmaville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cedartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

818 records

Records set or tied on 2 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 130, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 268, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 257, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 2 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	130
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	268
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	257
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 2 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 26, daily 788.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

678 broken records

Margins by which the 678 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 December 2015

Top 20 records on 2 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 December 2015	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2015	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2015	Tellico Plains, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2015	Brevard, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2015	Delungra (Craigmore), AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	125 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 December 2015	Partizansk, RU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Glenville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Pichilingue, EC	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	all-time rain	344.9 mm (13.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Preobrazhenie, RU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Kharkiv, UA	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	116 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Ashford (Beaumont), AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	127 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Sand Mt Substn, US	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Cullowhee, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Winfield Locks, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Ashford (Springvale), AU	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	London Locks, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2015	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	122 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1797 to 2015. 2015 had 818 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	601
20 to 40	51
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	12
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1