Weather Records on 3 December 1950

689 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1950. Highest significance: Dillon 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1950

On 3 December 1950, 689 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
241 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 674 daily.
Dillon 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 3 December 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

689 stations

689 station records on 3 December 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dover 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartebeespoort-Agrc.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Modoc Orchard	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Healthy Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Irvington	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dorrigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buhl	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sertania (Alagoa de Baixo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grenada	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

689 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 189, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 274, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 3 December 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	189
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	274
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 3 December 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 674.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

574 broken records

Margins by which the 574 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 221.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1950

Top 20 records on 3 December 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1950	Dillon 1 E, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Beaver Dam, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Dover 1 W, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Hartebeespoort-Agrc., ZA	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Tiger Creek Ph, US	daily rain	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Modoc Orchard, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Chiloquin 1 E, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Dillon 1 E, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Kings Mills, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Revelstoke, CA	daily snowfall	39.9 cm (15.7 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Crockett, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Nacogdoches, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Bliss 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Hernando, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1950	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	41 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1950. 1950 had 689 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	546
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2