Weather Records on 3 December 1936

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1936. Highest significance: Albury, AU.

Key Facts for 3 December 1936

On 3 December 1936, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 51 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 370 daily.
Albury set a daily record precipitation of 50.5 mm (2.0 in) on 3 December 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 3 December 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Balanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brae Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pieter Meintjies (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Binya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wangaratta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mareeba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungowannah (Roseleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lankeys Creek (Woodridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Netherby Wine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milawa Brown Bros	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillside (Adelong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Osbornes Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caledon (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maragle Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Myrtleford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
North Bridgton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Touws River	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 307, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 December 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	307
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 December 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 370.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1936

Top 20 records on 3 December 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1936	Albury, AU	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1936	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Balanpur, IN	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Innsbruck, AT	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Brae Springs, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Binya (Merribee), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Brome, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Sonnblick, AT	monthly rain	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Chatham, CA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Pieter Meintjies (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Arundel, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Hillview (Ballandry), AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Binya Post Office, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Wangaratta, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1936	Mareeba Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	33 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1936. 1936 had 379 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	307
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1