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Weather Records on 3 December 1920

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1920. Highest significance: Yuleba Garden St, AU.

Key Facts for 3 December 1920

  • On 3 December 1920, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 14 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 42 daily.
  • Yuleba Garden St set a monthly record daily precipitation of 67.1 mm (2.6 in) on 3 December 1920.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

44 stations
Weather records on 3 December 1920 44 station records on 3 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
44 station records on 3 December 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 December 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Yuleba Garden StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.1 mm (2.6 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Mein StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation48.3 mm (1.9 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation40.6 mm (1.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
SuratAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.5 mm (1.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low maximum temperature-5.9 C (21.4 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.8 mm (2.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Moree Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Taroom Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.1 mm (1.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation8.5 mm (0.33 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.8 mm (0.6 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
ConobleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
TbilisiGeorgiaRecord low minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
West TerschellingNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.7 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Gilbert River Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WangeroogeGermanyRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Second Valley (Spring Grove)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HoornNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation14.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
St AlbansCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Port DoverCanadaRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-FeninoRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-18.5 C (-1.3 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
MahackalaRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BannockburnAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
BanffCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TashkentUzbekistanRecord low minimum temperature-14.1 C (6.6 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
PermRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-27.6 C (-17.7 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation21.0 mm (0.8 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records
Records on 3 December 1920 by type Records set or tied on 3 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 24. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 11Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 24Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 December 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 24.
Records on 3 December 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum11
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall24
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 December 1920 by timescale Records on 3 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 42. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 42all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 December 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 42.
Records on 3 December 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily42

How Much Records Were Beaten By

40 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1920 Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.6. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 255 to 10: 410 to 15: 315 to 20: 420 to 25: 125 to 30: 130 to 35: 135 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 40 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 525
5 to 104
10 to 153
15 to 204
20 to 251
25 to 301
30 to 351
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1920
Top 20 records on 3 December 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 December 1920Yuleba Garden St, AUmonthly rain67.1 mm (2.6 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)30 years39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1920Tennant Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)34.5 mm (1.4 in)33 years36 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1920Mein Station, AUdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)35.6 mm (1.4 in)10 years24 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Goondiwindi Post Office, AUdaily rain40.6 mm (1.6 in)22.8 mm (0.9 in)1 year22 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Surat, AUdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)29.4 mm (1.2 in)1 year22 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Tashkent, UZdaily low max-5.9 C (21.4 F)7.1 C (12.8 F)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Burketown Post Office, AUdaily rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)19.5 mm (0.8 in)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Moree Post Office, AUdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)1 year19 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Taroom Post Office, AUdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)18.0 mm (0.7 in)1 year18 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)43 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Magdeburg, DEdaily rain8.5 mm (0.33 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)37 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Groningen-1, NLdaily rain14.8 mm (0.6 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)27 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Augathella Post Office, AUdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Conoble, AUdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)14.7 mm (0.6 in)4 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Tbilisi, GEdaily low min-7.8 C (18.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920West Terschelling, NLdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)29 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Columbia Wb City, USmonthly high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)7 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Gilbert River Post Office, AUdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Brandon Cda, CAdaily high min-4.4 C (24.1 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1920Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)35 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 1920
Records on 12-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1920. 1920 had 44 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 1920. 1920 had 44 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).