Weather Records on 3 December 1985

2,305 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1985. Highest significance: Warrnambool Shire Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 December 1985

On 3 December 1985, 2,305 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
463 were record highs and 954 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 157 monthly and 2,144 daily.
Warrnambool Shire Office set a daily record precipitation of 29.8 mm (1.2 in) on 3 December 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 455 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 3 December 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Milton Freewater	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Antigo	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Chandler Fld	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nullawarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beeac (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hankinson	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Martuni	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mooramin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower Gee Tee Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cadillac	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenson 5WSW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Redmond AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodrich 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galesville 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,305 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 255, Lowest daily maximum 480, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 474, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 541.

Records on 3 December 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	255
Lowest daily maximum	480
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	474
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	541

Records on 3 December 1985 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 157, daily 2,144.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,936 broken records

Margins by which the 1,936 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1985

Top 20 records on 3 December 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1985	Warrnambool Shire Office, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1985	Bend, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1985	Milton Freewater, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1985	Antigo, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Cheboygan, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Kenton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	St Peter, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Milesville 5 NE, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Reedsburg Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Alta 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Alexandria Chandler Fld, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Watertown Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Nullawarre, AU	monthly rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Ashwood, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Emblem, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Whidbey Island NAS, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1985	Fruita, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1985. 1985 had 2,305 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	1,717
100 to 200	145
200 to 300	49
300 to 400	16
400 to 500	9