Weather Records on 3 December 1976

1,315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1976. Highest significance: Mbabane, SZ.

Key Facts for 3 December 1976

On 3 December 1976, 1,315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 918 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,277 daily.
Mbabane set a daily record precipitation of 134.2 mm (5.3 in) on 3 December 1976.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 462 records.

Record Map

1,315 stations

1,315 station records on 3 December 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ojebro	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alberga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tamga-In-Kirgiz	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holmbo_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tovehult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kolsva	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ungsberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Paardekopplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Overum	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Katrineholm_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjarka-Saby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sorbytorp	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Akers_Styckebruk	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
City of Melbourne Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gull Lake Biological STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogestad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,315 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 297, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 621, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 3 December 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	297
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	621
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 3 December 1976 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 38, daily 1,277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,130 broken records

Margins by which the 1,130 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1976

Top 20 records on 3 December 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1976	Mbabane, SZ	daily rain	134.2 mm (5.3 in)	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1976	Ojebro, SE	monthly rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Alberga, SE	monthly rain	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Tamga-In-Kirgiz, KG	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Vastervik, SE	monthly rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Sandbackshult, SE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Holmbo_D, SE	monthly rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Durham, CA	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	11.6 C (20.9 F)	89 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Oskarshamn, SE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Tovehult, SE	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Kolsva, SE	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Ungsberg, SE	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	S Haven, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	130 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Biskra, DZ	monthly high min	19.0 C (66.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Armagh, GB	daily low max	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Buffalo, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1976	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	79 years	42 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1976. 1976 had 1,315 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	1,126
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1