Weather Records on 3 December 1905
33 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1905. Highest significance: Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU.
Key Facts for 3 December 1905
- On 3 December 1905, 33 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 7 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 30 daily.
- Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong) set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 3 December 1905.
- Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.
Record Map
33 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 53.1 mm (2.1 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Werribee (Wyndham) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.3 mm (1.3 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Saint John | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 40.4 mm (1.6 in) | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| Port Albert | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| Portland | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ferntree Gully | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 36.8 mm (1.4 in) | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| Portland | United States | Record daily precipitation | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kew | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ararat Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 27.7 mm (1.1 in) | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| Uppsala_Aut | Sweden | Record high minimum temperature | 3.4 C (38.1 F) | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| Concord | United States | Record daily precipitation | 57.7 mm (2.3 in) | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| Geelong Sec | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 19.6 mm (0.8 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Truro | Canada | Record daily precipitation | 34.0 mm (1.3 in) | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| Hastings Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 16.8 mm (0.7 in) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Melbourne Regional Office | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 12.5 C (54.5 F) | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| Forbes (Camp Street) | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ringwood 2 | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Daylesford | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 20.8 mm (0.8 in) | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fredericton Unb | Canada | Record high maximum temperature | 12.8 C (55.0 F) | 16 of 100 (Routine) |
| Melbourne Regional Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 21.8 mm (0.9 in) | 15 of 100 (Routine) |
| Kiandra Chalet | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 35.1 mm (1.4 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Narre Warren North (Narre Warr | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.3 mm (0.7 in) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Ny City Cntrl Park | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 15.0 C (59.0 F) | 13 of 100 (Routine) |
| Cape Otway Lighthouse | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 17.8 mm (0.7 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Atlantic City Marina | United States | Record daily precipitation | 30.2 mm (1.2 in) | 11 of 100 (Routine) |
| Bathurst Gaol | Australia | Record low maximum temperature | 18.1 C (64.6 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Philadelphia City | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | 8 of 100 (Routine) |
| Middletown 4 W | United States | Record high minimum temperature | 6.7 C (44.1 F) | 6 of 100 (Routine) |
| Stornoway Airport | United Kingdom | Record high minimum temperature | 9.4 C (48.9 F) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Middletown 4 W | United States | Record daily precipitation | 35.6 mm (1.4 in) | 5 of 100 (Routine) |
| Fredericton Unb | Canada | Record daily snowfall | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 1 of 100 (Routine) |
| Atlantic City Marina | United States | Record high maximum temperature | 14.4 C (57.9 F) | 0 of 100 (Routine) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
33 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 4 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 3 |
| Highest daily minimum | 3 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 0 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 22 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 1 |
| Deepest snow cover | 0 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 0 |
| monthly | 3 |
| daily | 30 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
30 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 13 |
| 5 to 10 | 5 |
| 10 to 15 | 4 |
| 15 to 20 | 2 |
| 20 to 25 | 3 |
| 25 to 30 | 1 |
| 30 to 35 | 2 |
Top 20 by Significance
3 December 1905| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 December 1905 | Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong), AU | daily rain | 40.6 mm (1.6 in) | 32.7 mm (1.3 in) | 9 years | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 December 1905 | Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU | daily rain | 53.1 mm (2.1 in) | 30.0 mm (1.2 in) | 5 years | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 December 1905 | Werribee (Wyndham), AU | daily rain | 33.3 mm (1.3 in) | 23.1 mm (0.9 in) | 4 years | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 December 1905 | Saint John, CA | daily rain | 40.4 mm (1.6 in) | 21.6 mm (0.9 in) | 26 years | 35 of 100 (Notable) |
| 3 December 1905 | Port Albert, AU | daily rain | 33.0 mm (1.3 in) | 19.3 mm (0.8 in) | 9 years | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Portland, AU | daily rain | 30.5 mm (1.2 in) | 13.7 mm (0.5 in) | 20 years | 32 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Ferntree Gully, AU | daily rain | 36.8 mm (1.4 in) | 22.3 mm (0.9 in) | 20 years | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Portland, US | daily rain | 47.0 mm (1.9 in) | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 11 years | 31 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Kew, AU | daily rain | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 14.4 mm (0.6 in) | 24 years | 26 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Ararat Post Office, AU | monthly rain | 27.7 mm (1.1 in) | 1.5 mm (0.06 in) | 29 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Uppsala_Aut, SE | daily high min | 3.4 C (38.1 F) | 1.2 C (2.2 F) | 62 years | 25 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Concord, US | daily rain | 57.7 mm (2.3 in) | 15.8 mm (0.6 in) | 11 years | 22 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Geelong Sec, AU | daily rain | 19.6 mm (0.8 in) | 12.5 mm (0.5 in) | 24 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Truro, CA | daily rain | 34.0 mm (1.3 in) | 7.6 mm (0.30 in) | 26 years | 20 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Hastings Post Office, AU | daily rain | 16.8 mm (0.7 in) | 7.7 mm (0.30 in) | 24 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Melbourne Regional Office, AU | daily low max | 12.5 C (54.5 F) | 0.9 C (1.6 F) | 44 years | 19 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Forbes (Camp Street), AU | monthly low max | 15.6 C (60.1 F) | 1.1 C (2.0 F) | 11 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Ringwood 2, AU | daily rain | 38.1 mm (1.5 in) | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) | 17 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Daylesford, AU | daily rain | 20.8 mm (0.8 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 18 years | 18 of 100 (Routine) |
| 3 December 1905 | Fredericton Unb, CA | daily high max | 12.8 C (55.0 F) | 3.4 C (6.1 F) | 26 years | 16 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 1905| Year | Records |
|---|---|
| 1793 | 1 |
| 1796 | 1 |
| 1797 | 1 |
| 1801 | 1 |
| 1807 | 1 |
| 1810 | 1 |
| 1816 | 1 |
| 1828 | 1 |
| 1829 | 2 |
| 1831 | 1 |
| 1832 | 1 |
| 1846 | 1 |
| 1853 | 1 |
| 1855 | 3 |
| 1856 | 4 |
| 1866 | 2 |
| 1867 | 1 |
| 1869 | 4 |
| 1870 | 2 |
| 1872 | 3 |
| 1873 | 1 |
| 1875 | 4 |
| 1876 | 3 |
| 1879 | 8 |
| 1882 | 3 |
| 1886 | 1 |
| 1887 | 2 |
| 1888 | 3 |
| 1890 | 2 |
| 1891 | 3 |
| 1892 | 4 |
| 1893 | 1 |
| 1894 | 1 |
| 1895 | 4 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1897 | 4 |
| 1898 | 2 |
| 1899 | 4 |
| 1900 | 4 |
| 1901 | 9 |
| 1902 | 13 |
| 1903 | 9 |
| 1904 | 5 |
| 1905 | 33 |
| 1906 | 23 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 4 |
| 1909 | 45 |
| 1910 | 8 |
| 1911 | 12 |
| 1912 | 23 |
| 1913 | 66 |
| 1914 | 74 |
| 1915 | 19 |
| 1916 | 153 |
| 1917 | 34 |
| 1918 | 29 |
| 1919 | 88 |
| 1920 | 44 |
| 1921 | 128 |
| 1922 | 68 |
| 1923 | 58 |
| 1924 | 89 |
| 1925 | 152 |
| 1926 | 189 |
| 1927 | 247 |
| 1928 | 79 |
| 1929 | 651 |
| 1930 | 131 |
| 1931 | 352 |
| 1932 | 528 |
| 1933 | 486 |
| 1934 | 270 |
| 1935 | 267 |
| 1936 | 379 |
| 1937 | 284 |
| 1938 | 347 |
| 1939 | 443 |
| 1940 | 1,023 |
| 1941 | 1,141 |
| 1942 | 595 |
| 1943 | 290 |
| 1944 | 284 |
| 1945 | 194 |
| 1946 | 443 |
| 1947 | 814 |
| 1948 | 419 |
| 1949 | 177 |
| 1950 | 689 |
| 1951 | 881 |
| 1952 | 242 |
| 1953 | 804 |
| 1954 | 493 |
| 1955 | 763 |
| 1956 | 679 |
| 1957 | 211 |
| 1958 | 583 |
| 1959 | 372 |
| 1960 | 577 |
| 1961 | 342 |
| 1962 | 923 |
| 1963 | 331 |
| 1964 | 824 |
| 1965 | 308 |
| 1966 | 1,076 |
| 1967 | 859 |
| 1968 | 646 |
| 1969 | 395 |
| 1970 | 1,247 |
| 1971 | 999 |
| 1972 | 890 |
| 1973 | 778 |
| 1974 | 661 |
| 1975 | 638 |
| 1976 | 1,315 |
| 1977 | 681 |
| 1978 | 1,406 |
| 1979 | 959 |
| 1980 | 1,128 |
| 1981 | 644 |
| 1982 | 3,010 |
| 1983 | 1,255 |
| 1984 | 645 |
| 1985 | 2,305 |
| 1986 | 801 |
| 1987 | 682 |
| 1988 | 672 |
| 1989 | 1,064 |
| 1990 | 1,178 |
| 1991 | 1,521 |
| 1992 | 776 |
| 1993 | 670 |
| 1994 | 664 |
| 1995 | 725 |
| 1996 | 694 |
| 1997 | 854 |
| 1998 | 1,969 |
| 1999 | 982 |
| 2000 | 759 |
| 2001 | 604 |
| 2002 | 977 |
| 2003 | 519 |
| 2004 | 739 |
| 2005 | 1,140 |
| 2006 | 1,167 |
| 2007 | 793 |
| 2008 | 804 |
| 2009 | 1,124 |
| 2010 | 1,879 |
| 2011 | 852 |
| 2012 | 1,355 |
| 2013 | 799 |
| 2014 | 510 |
| 2015 | 533 |
| 2016 | 347 |
| 2017 | 669 |
| 2018 | 1,043 |
| 2019 | 490 |
| 2020 | 409 |
| 2021 | 1,364 |
| 2022 | 448 |
| 2023 | 810 |
| 2024 | 709 |
| 2025 | 578 |
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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).