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Weather Records on 3 December 1902

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1902. Highest significance: Jacksonville Wb City, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1902

  • On 3 December 1902, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Jacksonville Wb City set a daily record precipitation of 48.5 mm (1.9 in) on 3 December 1902.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 3 December 1902 13 station records on 3 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 3 December 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 December 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation48.5 mm (1.9 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord snow depth17.0 cm (6.7 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.2 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature20.4 C (68.7 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.4 mm (1.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade CtrUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
CharltonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 3 December 1902 by type Records set or tied on 3 December 1902 by type: Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 6Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 December 1902 by type: Highest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 6, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 3 December 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall6
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 3 December 1902 by timescale Records on 3 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 December 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 3 December 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1902 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 20: 920 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 209
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1902
Top 13 records on 3 December 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 December 1902Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain48.5 mm (1.9 in)39.9 mm (1.6 in)11 years35 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1902Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily snow depth17.0 cm (6.7 in)9.0 cm (3.5 in)31 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1902Putbus, DEdaily rain18.2 mm (0.7 in)7.0 mm (0.28 in)46 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1902Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min20.4 C (68.7 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)45 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1902Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain26.4 mm (1.0 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1902Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1902World Trade Ctr, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)22 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1902Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1902Charlton, AUdaily rain21.1 mm (0.8 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)1 year10 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1902Southampton, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)0.5 cm (0.2 in)11 years7 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1902Philadelphia City, USdaily rain23.6 mm (0.9 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)0 years4 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1902Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain (Tie)15.2 mm (0.6 in)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1902Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)15.2 cm (6.0 in)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)

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

1793 to 1902
Records on 12-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 13 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001793: 11796: 11797: 11801: 11807: 11810: 11816: 11828: 11829: 21831: 11832: 11846: 11853: 11855: 31856: 41866: 21867: 11869: 41870: 21872: 31873: 11875: 41876: 31879: 81882: 31886: 11887: 21888: 31890: 21891: 31892: 41893: 11894: 11895: 41896: 21897: 41898: 21899: 41900: 41901: 91902: 131903: 91904: 51905: 331906: 231907: 21908: 41909: 451910: 81911: 121912: 231913: 661914: 741915: 191916: 1531917: 341918: 291919: 881920: 441921: 1281922: 681923: 581924: 891925: 1521926: 1891927: 2471928: 791929: 6511930: 1311931: 3521932: 5281933: 4861934: 2701935: 2671936: 3791937: 2841938: 3471939: 4431940: 1,0231941: 1,1411942: 5951943: 2901944: 2841945: 1941946: 4431947: 8141948: 4191949: 1771950: 6891951: 8811952: 2421953: 8041954: 4931955: 7631956: 6791957: 2111958: 5831959: 3721960: 5771961: 3421962: 9231963: 3311964: 8241965: 3081966: 1,0761967: 8591968: 6461969: 3951970: 1,2471971: 9991972: 8901973: 7781974: 6611975: 6381976: 1,3151977: 6811978: 1,4061979: 9591980: 1,1281981: 6441982: 3,0101983: 1,2551984: 6451985: 2,3051986: 8011987: 6821988: 6721989: 1,0641990: 1,1781991: 1,5211992: 7761993: 6701994: 6641995: 7251996: 6941997: 8541998: 1,9691999: 9822000: 7592001: 6042002: 9772003: 5192004: 7392005: 1,1402006: 1,1672007: 7932008: 8042009: 1,1242010: 1,8792011: 8522012: 1,3552013: 7992014: 5102015: 5332016: 3472017: 6692018: 1,0432019: 4902020: 4092021: 1,3642022: 4482023: 8102024: 7092025: 5781793186918961913193019471964198119982015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1902. 1902 had 13 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 12-03 in each year
YearRecords
17931
17961
17971
18011
18071
18101
18161
18281
18292
18311
18321
18461
18531
18553
18564
18662
18671
18694
18702
18723
18731
18754
18763
18798
18823
18861
18872
18883
18902
18913
18924
18931
18941
18954
18962
18974
18982
18994
19004
19019
190213
19039
19045
190533
190623
19072
19084
190945
19108
191112
191223
191366
191474
191519
1916153
191734
191829
191988
192044
1921128
192268
192358
192489
1925152
1926189
1927247
192879
1929651
1930131
1931352
1932528
1933486
1934270
1935267
1936379
1937284
1938347
1939443
19401,023
19411,141
1942595
1943290
1944284
1945194
1946443
1947814
1948419
1949177
1950689
1951881
1952242
1953804
1954493
1955763
1956679
1957211
1958583
1959372
1960577
1961342
1962923
1963331
1964824
1965308
19661,076
1967859
1968646
1969395
19701,247
1971999
1972890
1973778
1974661
1975638
19761,315
1977681
19781,406
1979959
19801,128
1981644
19823,010
19831,255
1984645
19852,305
1986801
1987682
1988672
19891,064
19901,178
19911,521
1992776
1993670
1994664
1995725
1996694
1997854
19981,969
1999982
2000759
2001604
2002977
2003519
2004739
20051,140
20061,167
2007793
2008804
20091,124
20101,879
2011852
20121,355
2013799
2014510
2015533
2016347
2017669
20181,043
2019490
2020409
20211,364
2022448
2023810
2024709
2025578

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).