Weather Records on 3 December 1964

824 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1964. Highest significance: Savannah 6 SW, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1964

On 3 December 1964, 824 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
61 were record highs and 316 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 814 daily.
Savannah 6 SW set a daily record precipitation of 101.6 mm (4.0 in) on 3 December 1964.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

824 stations

824 station records on 3 December 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Soledad de Doblado	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lucerne	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Selmer	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Onder-Geluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Po Bldg	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Follett	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edgerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bolton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Labelle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

824 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 232, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 84, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 162, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 3 December 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	232
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	84
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	162
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 3 December 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

709 broken records

Margins by which the 709 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1964

Top 20 records on 3 December 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1964	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1964	Soledad de Doblado, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Yates Ctr, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Lucerne, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Monroe City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Paris 5 S, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Wabash, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Camargo, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Edina, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Dickson, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Selmer, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Ulysses 3NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Blanca 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Marion 2 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1964	Mutual, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1964. 1964 had 824 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	626
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2