Weather Records on 3 December 1942

595 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1942. Highest significance: Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 December 1942

On 3 December 1942, 595 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 323 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 570 daily.
Jhb-Joubert Park set a daily record precipitation of 87.4 mm (3.4 in) on 3 December 1942.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

595 stations

595 station records on 3 December 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Burgerspark	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vryburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Swaelfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zoetendals Vallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstspruit (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Vrededorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosherville (Pow)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laingsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McArthur	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

595 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 209, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 114, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 3 December 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	209
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	114
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 3 December 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 570.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

489 broken records

Margins by which the 489 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1942

Top 20 records on 3 December 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1942	Jhb-Joubert Park, ZA	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Premier Mine-Cullinan, ZA	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Jhb-Braamfontein (Cem), ZA	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	New Market, ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Klipspruit (Pur), ZA	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Twyfelspoort, ZA	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Springs (Rwb), ZA	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Lichtenburg, ZA	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Woodburn, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Krugersdorp, ZA	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Pretoria-Burgerspark, ZA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Asheville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Knoxville AP, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1942	Bredasdorp, ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	39 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1942. 1942 had 595 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 200	482
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	4
800 to 1000	1