Weather Records on 3 December 1935

267 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1935. Highest significance: Yalta, UA.

Key Facts for 3 December 1935

On 3 December 1935, 267 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
18 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 263 daily.
Yalta set a daily record precipitation of 65.5 mm (2.6 in) on 3 December 1935.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

267 stations

267 station records on 3 December 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mittagong Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yarran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Methven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mitta Mitta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kherson	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kerkeriya	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mandakata	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dynevor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rani(Ranigoda)	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colinroobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hinnomunjie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morangarell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

267 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.

Records on 3 December 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 December 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 61.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1935

Top 20 records on 3 December 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1935	Yalta, UA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1935	Holbrook (Annandayle), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1935	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1935	Henty Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1935	Bedetti(Behali), IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1935	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1935	Tallangatta (Bullioh), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1935	Pitea, SE	monthly rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	61 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1935	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1935	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1935	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1935	Bordeaux-Merignac, FR	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1935	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1935	Mittagong Head Station, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1935	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1935	Yarran, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1935	Taralga (Grathawai), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1935	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1935	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1935	Umea, SE	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	29 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1935. 1935 had 267 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	174
10 to 20	38
20 to 30	5
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1