Weather Records on 3 December 1923

58 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1923. Highest significance: Tallinn, EE.

Key Facts for 3 December 1923

On 3 December 1923, 58 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 58 daily.
Tallinn set a daily record precipitation of 15.1 mm (0.6 in) on 3 December 1923.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

58 stations

58 station records on 3 December 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort (Stoneleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Apsley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Halls Gap	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

58 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 36, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 December 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	36
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 December 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 58.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

47 broken records

Margins by which the 47 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1923

Top 20 records on 3 December 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1923	Tallinn, EE	daily rain	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Tartu, EE	daily rain	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Gotska Sandon, SE	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Elliston, AU	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Newport, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Bloomington Normal, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Lake, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Cooran Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Tomsk, RU	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Gigoomgan, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Bird Rocks, CA	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1923	Gysinge, SE	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	8 years	14 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1923. 1923 had 58 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 10	36
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	1
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1