Weather Records on 3 December 1988

672 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1988. Highest significance: Calarasi, RO.

Key Facts for 3 December 1988

On 3 December 1988, 672 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
164 were record highs and 248 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 648 daily.
Calarasi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 46.9 mm (1.8 in) on 3 December 1988.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

672 stations

672 station records on 3 December 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Izmail	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Klepinino	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kjevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nyzhniohirsk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Timasevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dzankoj	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Komrat	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eklutna Project	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulyee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whyanbeel Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nullarbor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vajda-Guba	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.9 C (35.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aniak AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Slavjansk-Na-Kubani	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska Sandon	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low maximum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-21.9 C (-7.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siauliai	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doodarding Well	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.0 C (69.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Condamine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Liepaja	Latvia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frontera Hidalgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Siauliai	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sodertalje	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eskdalemuir	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Klaipeda	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Skovde	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Simonstorp_O	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

672 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 100, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 3 December 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	100
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 3 December 1988 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 24, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

560 broken records

Margins by which the 560 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1988

Top 20 records on 3 December 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1988	Calarasi, RO	monthly rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Izmail, UA	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Eucla, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Kinnoul, AU	daily rain	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Bolgrad, UA	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Klepinino, UA	daily rain	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Maroon, AU	monthly rain	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Jalna, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily low min	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	105 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Kjevik, NO	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Orebro, SE	daily low max	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Nyzhniohirsk, UA	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Timasevskaja, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Dzankoj, UA	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1988	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	40 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1988. 1988 had 672 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 50	544
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1