Weather Records on 3 December 1955

763 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1955. Highest significance: Theethandathanam, IN.

Key Facts for 3 December 1955

On 3 December 1955, 763 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
132 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 729 daily.
Theethandathanam set an all-time record daily precipitation of 387.4 mm (15.3 in) on 3 December 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

763 stations

763 station records on 3 December 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	387.4 mm (15.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ramanathapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	339.3 mm (13.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Vattaram	India	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sattur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Virudhunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mudukulathur	India	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rajakkamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gannapan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thadikarekonam	India	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Pleasant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seetapal	India	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottapidaram	India	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruppathur	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Delareyville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	160.8 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sivaganga	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvadanai	India	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Minette	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shorlakode	India	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bultfontein (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

763 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 3 December 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 3 December 1955 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 30, daily 729.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

620 broken records

Margins by which the 620 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1955

Top 20 records on 3 December 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1955	Theethandathanam, IN	all-time rain	387.4 mm (15.3 in)	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	32 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1955	Ramanathapuram, IN	all-time rain	339.3 mm (13.4 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1955	Kennebec, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1955	Vattaram, IN	daily rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Sattur, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Virudhunagar, IN	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Cottonwood 2 E, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	monthly low max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Hamilton, CA	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Morekulam, IN	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Mudukulathur, IN	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Flandreau, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Rajakkamangalam, IN	daily rain	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Gannapan, ZA	all-time rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Holdrege, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1955	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	44 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1955. 1955 had 763 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 50	554
50 to 100	51
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1