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Weather Records on 3 December 1909

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1909. Highest significance: St John's, CA.

Key Facts for 3 December 1909

  • On 3 December 1909, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 24 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 43 daily.
  • St John's set a daily record precipitation of 40.4 mm (1.6 in) on 3 December 1909.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

45 stations
Weather records on 3 December 1909 45 station records on 3 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
45 station records on 3 December 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 December 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
St John'sCanadaRecord daily precipitation40.4 mm (1.6 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation21.9 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1SwedenRecord daily precipitation15.6 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
StockholmSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrebroSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.3 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk InsDenmarkRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jena SternwarteGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.4 C (56.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature16.2 C (61.2 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature33.0 C (91.4 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.6 C (56.5 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.3 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.5 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-AllingskovgardDenmarkRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.5 C (52.7 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high maximum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high maximum temperature11.4 C (52.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.1 C (37.6 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)GermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord high maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature23.7 C (74.7 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records
Records on 3 December 1909 by type Records set or tied on 3 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 17. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 13Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 17Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 December 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 17.
Records on 3 December 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum13
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall17
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 December 1909 by timescale Records on 3 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 December 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 43.
Records on 3 December 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

37 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1909 Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.2. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 152 to 4: 144 to 6: 36 to 8: 28 to 10: 010 to 12: 112 to 14: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 37 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 13.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 215
2 to 414
4 to 63
6 to 82
8 to 100
10 to 121
12 to 142

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1909
Top 20 records on 3 December 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 December 1909St John's, CAdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)23 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)28 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Vestervig, DKdaily rain21.9 mm (0.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Skara 1, SEdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Jokkmokk, SEdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Stockholm, SEdaily rain9.6 mm (0.38 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Orebro, SEdaily rain11.3 mm (0.4 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Tranebjerg, DKdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Koebenhavn - Meteorologisk Ins, DKdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Jena Sternwarte, DEdaily high max13.4 C (56.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)36 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Regensburg, DEmonthly high max16.2 C (61.2 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)4 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Hambantota, LKdaily high max33.0 C (91.4 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Bamberg, DEmonthly high max13.6 C (56.5 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)17 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Den Helder-1, NLdaily rain13.3 mm (0.5 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)15 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Lund, SEdaily rain11.5 mm (0.5 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Pitea, SEdaily rain9.6 mm (0.38 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)39 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Dubuque River, USdaily high min3.9 C (39.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1909Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DEdaily high max12.8 C (55.0 F)4.7 C (8.5 F)10 years15 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 1909
Records on 12-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1909. 1909 had 45 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 1909. 1909 had 45 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).