Weather Records on 3 December 1954

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1954. Highest significance: Cooma, AU.

Key Facts for 3 December 1954

On 3 December 1954, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 471 daily.
Cooma set an all-time record daily precipitation of 113.0 mm (4.4 in) on 3 December 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 3 December 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wanganella (Zara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tolmie (Langley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wanganella General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Urana (Butherwah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waukaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Pooginook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pyalong West (Cavan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Calimo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heathcote	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mingary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amyton (Pinda Section 63)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malmsbury Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colbinabbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Romsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tennyson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yarroweyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yielima Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trentham (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Annalara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmerton (Woodlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Katandra North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 109, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 256, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 December 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	109
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	256
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 December 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 21, daily 471.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1954

Top 20 records on 3 December 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1954	Cooma, AU	all-time rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1954	Wanganella (Zara), AU	monthly rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1954	Tolmie (Langley), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1954	Yunta (Panaramitee), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Conargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Lancefield, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Wanganella General Store, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Cockburn, AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Finley Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Barham (Thule Street), AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Koonamore, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Springvale, AU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Urana (Butherwah), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Waukaringa, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Jerilderie (Pooginook), AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1954	Yunta, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	43 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1954. 1954 had 493 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	374
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1