Weather Records on 3 December 1953

804 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1953. Highest significance: O'Neill, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1953

On 3 December 1953, 804 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 716 daily.
O'Neill set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 3 December 1953.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

804 stations

804 station records on 3 December 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.7 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaraga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

804 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 134, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 422, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 3 December 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	134
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	422
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 3 December 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 86, daily 716.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

702 broken records

Margins by which the 702 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1953

Top 20 records on 3 December 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1953	O'Neill, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1953	Vermillion 2 SE, US	monthly rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1953	Kokstad, ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1953	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1953	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1953	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Madison, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Newport, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Oakdale, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Howard, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Onawa 3NW, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	De Smet, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Lynch, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1953	Superior, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	52 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1953. 1953 had 804 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	639
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1