Weather Records on 3 December 1931

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1931. Highest significance: M.R.A., AU.

Key Facts for 3 December 1931

On 3 December 1931, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 337 daily.
M.R.A. set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 3 December 1931.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 3 December 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Erambie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Government Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shearleys Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mayuram	India	Record daily precipitation	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Woodlands 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullengudgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Box Cowell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Overflow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Kaluga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar (Errowanbang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adavale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wandoo Wandong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 3 December 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 December 1931 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

325 broken records

Margins by which the 325 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 95.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1931

Top 20 records on 3 December 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1931	M.R.A., AU	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Brewarrina Hospital, AU	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Trundle (Brookview St), AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Dandaloo (Skye), AU	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Erambie, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Stratford, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Dandaloo (Kelvin), AU	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Springfield Government Tank, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Shearleys Tank, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Molong (King St), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Mayuram, IN	daily rain	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	95.6 mm (3.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Bimerah, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Weilmoringle, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Cobar (Lerida), AU	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Tottenham (Woodlands 1), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Orange 3, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Sandy Creek Tank, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1931	Miandetta (Tyrone), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1931. 1931 had 352 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	243
20 to 40	63
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1