Weather Records on 3 December 1948

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1948. Highest significance: Ashland, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1948

On 3 December 1948, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
213 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 403 daily.
Ashland set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 3 December 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 3 December 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nossa Senhora da Gloria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blacksburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bluefield 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Briksdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tangambalanga NE Dairy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Conrad	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talent	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ona	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mondovi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 3 December 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 3 December 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

328 broken records

Margins by which the 328 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1948

Top 20 records on 3 December 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1948	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Dillon U of Montana Western, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Nossa Senhora da Gloria, BR	all-time rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Deer Lodge, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Roanoke, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Blacksburg, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Marlinton, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Regina Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Andenes, NO	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Williamson, US	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Bluefield 2 NW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Briksdal, NO	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1948	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	62 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1948	Durham, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1948	New River, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1948	Carson City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1948	Mina, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1948. 1948 had 419 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 50	305
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1