Weather Records on 3 December 1949

177 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1949. Highest significance: Kremsmuenster, AT.

Key Facts for 3 December 1949

On 3 December 1949, 177 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 171 daily.
Kremsmuenster set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 December 1949.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

177 stations

177 station records on 3 December 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenland Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapuskasing Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vaexjoe	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Artern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wittstock-Rote Muhle	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simdega	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pasan	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teterow	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Markovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.2 C (-54.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.9 C (-39.8 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Boughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Latehar	India	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mandla	India	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Iroquois Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

177 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 54, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 December 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	54
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 December 1949 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

131 broken records

Margins by which the 131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1949

Top 20 records on 3 December 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1949	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1949	Soltau, DE	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1949	Hoofddorp, NL	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1949	Kapuskasing Cda, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1949	Helmond, NL	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	64 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1949	College STN 6 SW, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1949	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1949	Kleve, DE	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1949	Buckeye, US	monthly high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1949	Arnhem, NL	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1949	Sterling, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1949	Nordegg, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1949	Kokpekty, KZ	daily low max	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	8.1 C (14.6 F)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1949	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1949	Storrs, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1949	Greenland Rch, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	21 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1949	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1949	Bremen-Seefahrtschule, DE	daily rain	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1949	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily rain	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1949	Groningen-1, NL	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	28 years	20 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1949. 1949 had 177 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	122
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1