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Weather Records on 3 December 1917

34 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1917. Highest significance: Sonnblick, AT.

Key Facts for 3 December 1917

  • On 3 December 1917, 34 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 6 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 34 daily.
  • Sonnblick set a daily record low maximum temperature of -20.3 C (-4.5 F) on 3 December 1917.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

34 stations
Weather records on 3 December 1917 34 station records on 3 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
34 station records on 3 December 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 December 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
SonnblickAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-20.3 C (-4.5 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation13.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord daily precipitation10.0 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation11.1 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-19.1 C (-2.4 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord high minimum temperature7.1 C (44.8 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily precipitation8.6 mm (0.34 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.6 cm (3.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-37.5 C (-35.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.8 mm (1.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Singleton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Belltrees HomesteadAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
CarabostAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature26.9 C (80.4 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.1 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.3 mm (1.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-26.8 C (-16.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
GysingeSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.2 C (36.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.7 C (80.1 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

34 records
Records on 3 December 1917 by type Records set or tied on 3 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 4Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 18Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 December 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 3 December 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum4
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall18
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 3 December 1917 by timescale Records on 3 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 34all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 December 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 34.
Records on 3 December 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily34

How Much Records Were Beaten By

29 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1917 Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.2. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 2: 132 to 4: 74 to 6: 46 to 8: 38 to 10: 010 to 12: 20 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 12
Margins by which the 29 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 11.2. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 213
2 to 47
4 to 64
6 to 83
8 to 100
10 to 122

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1917
Top 20 records on 3 December 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 December 1917Sonnblick, ATdaily low max-20.3 C (-4.5 F)6.3 C (11.3 F)17 years22 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Kazan, RUdaily rain13.4 mm (0.5 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Perm, RUdaily rain10.0 mm (0.4 in)4.9 mm (0.19 in)12 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917St. Petersburg, RUdaily rain11.1 mm (0.4 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)29 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Saentis, CHdaily low min-19.1 C (-2.4 F)2.6 C (4.7 F)34 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Zametchino, RUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Mahackala, RUdaily high min7.1 C (44.8 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)30 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Kilkivan Post Office, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Branxton Post Office, AUdaily rain24.1 mm (0.9 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Chicoutimi, CAdaily rain8.6 mm (0.34 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Chicoutimi, CAdaily snowfall8.6 cm (3.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)29 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Karesuando, SEdaily low min-37.5 C (-35.5 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Durham, GBdaily low max0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)24 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Gundy (Miller St), AUdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)0 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Singleton Post Office, AUdaily rain14.7 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)24 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Belltrees Homestead, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Carabost, AUdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)29 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1917Hambantota, LKdaily low max26.9 C (80.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)18 years12 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 1917
Records on 12-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1917. 1917 had 34 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 1917. 1917 had 34 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).