Weather Records on 3 December 1919

88 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1919. Highest significance: Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU.

Key Facts for 3 December 1919

On 3 December 1919, 88 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 88 daily.
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S set a daily record precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 3 December 1919.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

88 stations

88 station records on 3 December 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Macedon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goorianawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muncheberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Roermond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsons Mount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

88 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 51, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 December 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	51
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 December 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 88.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

77 broken records

Margins by which the 77 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1919

Top 20 records on 3 December 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1919	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1919	Mount Macedon, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1919	Katoomba (Murri St), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Goorianawah, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Cannonbar, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	2 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Muncheberg, DE	daily rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Kerkwerve, NL	daily rain	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Oudenbosch, NL	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	St George Post Office, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Scheveningen, NL	daily rain	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	31 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Uccle, BE	daily rain	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1919	Angledool (Angledool Station), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	18 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1919. 1919 had 88 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-03 in each year
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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	68
20 to 40	6
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1