Weather Records on 3 December 1973

778 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1973. Highest significance: Geisenheim, DE.

Key Facts for 3 December 1973

On 3 December 1973, 778 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
181 were record highs and 321 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 760 daily.
Geisenheim set a daily record snow depth of 11.0 cm (4.3 in) on 3 December 1973.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

778 stations

778 station records on 3 December 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Geisenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dodge City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Castle Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Attenkam	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weilerswist-Lommersum	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waaipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenhaezer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Hohenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahinahina 466	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nunamara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Price 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Olowalu 296.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian - Igueldo	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paia 406	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Shreveport	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

778 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 172, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 90.

Records on 3 December 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	172
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	90

Records on 3 December 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 760.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 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 1973

Top 20 records on 3 December 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1973	Geisenheim, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	85 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1973	Dodge City, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1973	Lahaina 361, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1973	Castle Rock, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1973	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Lnai Culture & Heritage Ctr, US	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Weissenburg, DE	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Longvale, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	5.9 C (10.6 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Salzburg, AT	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	5.1 C (9.2 F)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Cottbus, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Geisenheim, DE	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.7 C (10.3 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Innsbruck, AT	daily low max	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Nurnberg, DE	daily low min	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Attenkam, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Karlsruhe, DE	daily low min	-16.6 C (2.1 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Weilerswist-Lommersum, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1973	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily low min	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	90 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1973. 1973 had 778 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	599
50 to 100	34
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1