Weather Records on 3 December 1946

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1946. Highest significance: Lawrence Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 December 1946

On 3 December 1946, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 138 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 438 daily.
Lawrence Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 94.2 mm (3.7 in) on 3 December 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 3 December 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Badagara	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pennagaram	India	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cuddapah	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sidhout(Siddavat)	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arcoverde (Rio Branco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Belur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Irikkur	India	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dunwich Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hunsur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carmel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Urara (the Knoll)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Venkatagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sirathu	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mau	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gubbi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turuvekere	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holenarsipur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rath	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsganj	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.

Records on 3 December 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 December 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 438.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

353 broken records

Margins by which the 353 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1946

Top 20 records on 3 December 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1946	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1946	Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Badagara, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Changenachery, IN	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Pennagaram, IN	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Calliope Public School, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Rayakottah, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Cleveland Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Brushgrove Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Carawatha, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	11 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Cuddapah, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Sidhout(Siddavat), IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1946	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1946	Arcoverde (Rio Branco), BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1946	Belur, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1946	Irikkur, IN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	30 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1946. 1946 had 443 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	264
10 to 20	45
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	13
40 to 50	7
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	4