Weather Records on 3 December 1951

881 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1951. Highest significance: Bemidji, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1951

On 3 December 1951, 881 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
705 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 123 monthly and 758 daily.
Bemidji set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 3 December 1951.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

881 stations

881 station records on 3 December 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bemidji	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rockingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fremantle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wadena 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Swan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurah Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minocqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chidlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gingaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prentice #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Galva	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pelee Island	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
1 N McLeansboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Searcy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

881 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 407, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 298, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 3 December 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	407
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	298
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 3 December 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 123, daily 758.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

730 broken records

Margins by which the 730 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1951

Top 20 records on 3 December 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1951	Bemidji, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1951	Rockingham Post Office, AU	monthly rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1951	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1951	Guildford Post Office, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1951	Fremantle, AU	monthly rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1951	Itasca UNIV of Minn, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1951	Wadena 3 S, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1951	West Swan, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1951	Milan 1NW, US	monthly rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1951	Perth Regional Office, AU	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1951	Albion, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1951	Mandurah Park, AU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1951	Simcoe, CA	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1951	Southampton, CA	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1951	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	51 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1951	Manistee 3SE, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	59 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1951	Manistee 3SE, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1951	Toledo Blade, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1951	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1951	Gooding 2 S, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	0 years	32 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1951. 1951 had 881 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	721
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1