Weather Records on 3 December 1927

247 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1927. Highest significance: Port Arthur, AU.

Key Facts for 3 December 1927

On 3 December 1927, 247 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 242 daily.
Port Arthur set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 3 December 1927.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

247 stations

247 station records on 3 December 1927 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1927: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethton	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Minto	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Power	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Amour	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harpers Ferry River	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

247 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1927 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 December 1927 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 December 1927 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 242.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

206 broken records

Margins by which the 206 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1927

Top 20 records on 3 December 1927 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1927	Port Arthur, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1927	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1927	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1927	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1927	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Newberry, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Elizabethton, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Fergus Falls, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Aberdare, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	25 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Americus, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Salisbury, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Southampton, CA	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	36 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	St Cloud State Clg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1 year	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1927	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	17 years	22 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 1927

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1927. 1927 had 247 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	179
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1