Weather Records on 3 December 1975

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1975. Highest significance: Glacier Rs, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1975

On 3 December 1975, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 604 daily.
Glacier Rs set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 3 December 1975.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 3 December 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glacier Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Afonso Bezerra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Campsie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grande Prairie A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Velho (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Inga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	56.4 cm (22.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Joao Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Entrance	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Guarabira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Olivedos (Sao Francisco)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arneiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Catole	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manangatang (Eureka East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gage AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whitecourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Landsburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 194, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 3 December 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	194
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 3 December 1975 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 604.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

507 broken records

Margins by which the 507 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1975

Top 20 records on 3 December 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1975	Glacier Rs, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Afonso Bezerra, BR	monthly rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Campsie, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	McBride 4SE, CA	all-time rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Entrance, CA	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Grande Prairie A, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Pedro Velho (Dnocs), BR	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Inga, BR	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	McBride 4SE, CA	all-time snowfall	56.4 cm (22.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Red Rvr, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Sao Joao Do Cariri, BR	monthly rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Sape, BR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Entrance, CA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Coalcoman (Smn), MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Seaside, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Mombaca, BR	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Newport, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1975	Fazenda Jardim, BR	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	38 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1975. 1975 had 638 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 100	498
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1