Weather Records on 3 December 1957

211 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1957. Highest significance: Kaallaagte, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 December 1957

On 3 December 1957, 211 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 207 daily.
Kaallaagte set a monthly record daily precipitation of 123.5 mm (4.9 in) on 3 December 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 468 records.

Record Map

211 stations

211 station records on 3 December 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kapoho 93	United States	Record daily precipitation	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vaikom	India	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wistaria	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Steinkopf (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malayattur	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bens Run 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn View 91	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Golden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Paula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.1 C (102.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kotkhai	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Podor	Senegal	Record daily precipitation	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

211 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 20, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 59, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 3 December 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	20
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	59
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 3 December 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 207.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

171 broken records

Margins by which the 171 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1957

Top 20 records on 3 December 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1957	Kaallaagte, ZA	monthly rain	123.5 mm (4.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1957	Kapoho 93, US	daily rain	209.6 mm (8.3 in)	147.4 mm (5.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Dras, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	New Martinsville 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Salamonia, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Vaikom, IN	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Muncie 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Franklin, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Geeveston Police Station, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Hoopeston, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	46 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Philo 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Bloomington Normal, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	61 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1957	Decatur Wtp, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1957	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1957	Wistaria, CA	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1957	Hawthorne AP, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	59 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1957	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	33 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1957. 1957 had 211 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	123
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1