Weather Records on 3 December 1991

1,521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1991. Highest significance: High Brg Lock 7, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1991

On 3 December 1991, 1,521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
435 were record highs and 326 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 161 monthly and 1,358 daily.
High Brg Lock 7 set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 3 December 1991.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 460 records.

Record Map

1,521 stations

1,521 station records on 3 December 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Logan	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Grayson 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Athens Ou	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesburg 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dailey 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hyden	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Evart	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berea 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Ctr 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Louisa 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bolonchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oneida	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,521 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 227, Lowest daily maximum 171, Highest daily minimum 208, Lowest daily minimum 155, Heaviest daily rainfall 533, Heaviest daily snowfall 132, Deepest snow cover 95.

Records on 3 December 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	227
Lowest daily maximum	171
Highest daily minimum	208
Lowest daily minimum	155
Heaviest daily rainfall	533
Heaviest daily snowfall	132
Deepest snow cover	95

Records on 3 December 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 161, daily 1,358.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,241 broken records

Margins by which the 1,241 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1991

Top 20 records on 3 December 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1991	High Brg Lock 7, US	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Woodstock 2 NE, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Clay, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	89 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Berea College, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	W Branch 3SE, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Cave Run Lake, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Millport 4 NE, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Bayard, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Logan, US	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Johnstown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	State College, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Hazard Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1991	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1991	Grayson 3 SW, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1991	Bergplaats (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1991	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1991	Athens Ou, US	monthly rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1991	Waynesburg 1 E, US	monthly rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	57 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1991. 1991 had 1,521 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	1,148
50 to 100	67
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1