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Weather Records on 3 December 1908

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1908. Highest significance: Sotchi, RU.

Key Facts for 3 December 1908

  • On 3 December 1908, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Sotchi set a daily record precipitation of 112.5 mm (4.4 in) on 3 December 1908.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 470 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 3 December 1908 4 station records on 3 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 3 December 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 December 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SotchiRussiaRecord daily precipitation112.5 mm (4.4 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 3 December 1908 by type Records set or tied on 3 December 1908 by type: Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 December 1908 by type: Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 3 December 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 December 1908 by timescale Records on 3 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 December 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 4.
Records on 3 December 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1908 Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.0. Ties are not counted. 001110 to 5: 15 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 2 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 51
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1908
Top 4 records on 3 December 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 December 1908Sotchi, RUdaily rain112.5 mm (4.4 in)39.0 mm (1.5 in)15 years28 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1908Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min6.7 C (44.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years5 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1908Orillia, CAdaily rain (Tie)7.6 mm (0.30 in)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1908Orillia, CAdaily snowfall (Tie)7.6 cm (3.0 in)tie20 years2 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 1908
Records on 12-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1908. 1908 had 4 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 1908. 1908 had 4 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).