Weather Records on 3 December 1924

89 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1924. Highest significance: Barkly West (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 December 1924

On 3 December 1924, 89 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 85 daily.
Barkly West (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 77.0 mm (3.0 in) on 3 December 1924.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 469 records.

Record Map

89 stations

89 station records on 3 December 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gudgenby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ferrara	Italy	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kenhardt (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woody Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.9 C (76.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

89 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1924 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 3 December 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 December 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

82 broken records

Margins by which the 82 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 56.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1924

Top 20 records on 3 December 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1924	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1924	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1924	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1924	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1924	Gudgenby, AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1924	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	monthly low min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1924	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1924	Newlands, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Aberdeen (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Kamferskraal, ZA	monthly rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	monthly high min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily low min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily low min	8.6 C (47.5 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	29 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1924	Ferrara, IT	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	21 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1924. 1924 had 89 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1924
Margin	Records
0 to 10	58
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	8
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	2
50 to 60	1