Weather Records on 3 December 1993

670 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1993. Highest significance: East London -Signal STN, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 December 1993

On 3 December 1993, 670 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
240 were record highs and 157 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 634 daily.
East London -Signal STN set a daily record precipitation of 80.0 mm (3.1 in) on 3 December 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

670 stations

670 station records on 3 December 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
East London -Signal STN	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dequeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tsolo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Experiment Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Billy Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Van Staadens (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff Grider Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berthold	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denison Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Umzonia (Rsv)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lavon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Negley 4 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sanderson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vondeling(Sar)"T...Kraal"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta 5SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

670 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 129, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 230, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 3 December 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	129
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	230
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 3 December 1993 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 36, daily 634.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

554 broken records

Margins by which the 554 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1993

Top 20 records on 3 December 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1993	East London -Signal STN, ZA	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1993	Medina, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1993	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1993	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	86 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1993	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	22 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Dequeen, US	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Idabel, US	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Paducah 7E, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Willowvale (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Durant, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1993	Tsolo, ZA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	45 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1993. 1993 had 670 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	529
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1