Weather Records on 3 December 1989

1,064 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1989. Highest significance: Hiram, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1989

On 3 December 1989, 1,064 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
392 were record highs and 314 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 964 daily.
Hiram set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 3 December 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,064 stations

1,064 station records on 3 December 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	378.0 mm (14.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Armeria	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tecoman (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kanalohuluhulu 1075	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coquimatlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Union	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nieves	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarifa	Spain	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huerta Vieja	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.3 cm (19.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mexticacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morelos 77	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beijing	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.5 C (67.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tepeji del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guadalajara (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jesus Maria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kosch-Agach	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.9 C (19.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cipo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Armeria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Callejones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Metapa de Dominguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.3 cm (13.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Braunlage	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Llanta	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,064 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 248, Lowest daily maximum 206, Highest daily minimum 144, Lowest daily minimum 108, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 3 December 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	248
Lowest daily maximum	206
Highest daily minimum	144
Lowest daily minimum	108
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 3 December 1989 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 98, daily 964.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

880 broken records

Margins by which the 880 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 324.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1989

Top 20 records on 3 December 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1989	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1989	Kailiili 436, US	daily rain	378.0 mm (14.9 in)	324.7 mm (12.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Armeria, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Orono, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	95 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Port Townsend, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Gardiner, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Houlton AP, US	daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	27.7 cm (10.9 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Bute, AU	monthly rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Machias, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Thargomindah Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Tecoman (Dge), MX	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Nyngan Airport, AU	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Santa Rosa de Lima (Camboata), BR	daily rain	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Kanalohuluhulu 1075, US	all-time low min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Coquimatlan, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Farmington, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	La Union, MX	daily low max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Dowagiac 1 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1989	Arcade, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	84 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1989. 1989 had 1,064 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	831
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1