Weather Records on 3 December 1977

681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1977. Highest significance: Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl), BR.

Key Facts for 3 December 1977

On 3 December 1977, 681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 638 daily.
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 212.5 mm (8.4 in) on 3 December 1977.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

681 stations

681 station records on 3 December 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	212.5 mm (8.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Viking	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Viking	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fernao Dias	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aneroid	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Duartina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Barreirinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cabralia Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Guaianas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Echapora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.4 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Francisco da Corredeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Lucia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piratininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Magdalena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Donnellson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashlyn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Monte Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presidente Alves	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iepe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clover Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Reginopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

681 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 128, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 211, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 3 December 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	128
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	211
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 3 December 1977 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 41, daily 638.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1977

Top 20 records on 3 December 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1977	Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl), BR	all-time rain	212.5 mm (8.4 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	16 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1977	Viking, CA	monthly rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1977	Viking, CA	all-time snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1977	Fernao Dias, BR	daily rain	146.5 mm (5.8 in)	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Elk Point, CA	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Aneroid, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Waseca, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Garca, BR	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Itajobi, BR	daily rain	101.2 mm (4.0 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Pierson, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Ben Lomond, ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Galia, BR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Duartina, BR	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	77.1 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Centerville, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Tiete, BR	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Fazenda Barreirinho, BR	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Cabralia Paulista, BR	daily rain	96.1 mm (3.8 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1977	Minonk, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	77 years	44 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1977. 1977 had 681 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 25	446
25 to 50	44
50 to 75	28
75 to 100	12
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1