Weather Records on 3 December 1944

284 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1944. Highest significance: St Joseph, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1944

On 3 December 1944, 284 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 280 daily.
St Joseph set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.1 mm (2.0 in) on 3 December 1944.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

284 stations

284 station records on 3 December 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tenkasi	India	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tambrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grassy Hill Radio Otc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kabunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Adairsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Vrain	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bookara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rena	Norway	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piute Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prairieview	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winfield 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rico	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uvalde	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadayam	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

284 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 3 December 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 3 December 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 280.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

221 broken records

Margins by which the 221 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 81.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1944

Top 20 records on 3 December 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1944	St Joseph, US	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1944	Tenkasi, IN	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1944	Tambrey, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1944	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1944	Albany, AU	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Osage City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Trier-Zewen, DE	monthly rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily high min	21.6 C (70.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Grassy Hill Radio Otc, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Marshall, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Little Mtn, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	47 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Kabunga, AU	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Adairsville, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	41 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Meeker, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Atchison, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	St Joseph Wbo, US	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	19 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1944	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	47 years	21 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1944. 1944 had 284 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	197
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1