Weather Records on 3 December 1980

1,128 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1980. Highest significance: Beckom (Stawell St), AU.

Key Facts for 3 December 1980

On 3 December 1980, 1,128 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 177 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 60 monthly and 1,064 daily.
Beckom (Stawell St) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 88.0 mm (3.5 in) on 3 December 1980.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,128 stations

1,128 station records on 3 December 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salmon Hole	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lomba Alta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.5 cm (8.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bredbo (Bredbo Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ardlethan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glenburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans-Montante (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Forquilhinha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shasta Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adelong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Raphael	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caplan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Matong (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koetong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Murrindindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Parishville 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dorena	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Raphael	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.4 cm (13.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Urmi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,128 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 502, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 3 December 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	502
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 3 December 1980 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 60, daily 1,064.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

980 broken records

Margins by which the 980 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 248.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1980

Top 20 records on 3 December 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1980	Beckom (Stawell St), AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1980	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1980	Grong Grong (Junee St), AU	monthly rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1980	Alexandra (Post Office), AU	daily rain	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1980	Ariah Park Post Office, AU	monthly rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Salmon Hole, CA	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Cottage Grove 2E, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Hillston Airport, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Lomba Alta, BR	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Cameron Lake, CA	daily snowfall	20.5 cm (8.1 in)	20.5 cm (8.1 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Bredbo (Bredbo Station), AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Rankins Springs, AU	all-time rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Moncton, CA	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Ardlethan Post Office, AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1980	Glenburn, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	49 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1980. 1980 had 1,128 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 1980
Margin	Records
0 to 50	914
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2