Weather Records on 3 December 1994

664 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1994. Highest significance: Danevang 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1994

On 3 December 1994, 664 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 636 daily.
Danevang 1 W set a daily record precipitation of 111.8 mm (4.4 in) on 3 December 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

664 stations

664 station records on 3 December 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Biloxi	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Tanana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Willow City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Phitsanulok/Sarit	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nezperce	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ryegate 18 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manley Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alstonville Tropical Fruit Res	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Qinzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pembina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trotters 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milpa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenmare 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Gulf	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Humacao 2 SSE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hackberry 8 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City 14S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
L F Wade Intl AP Kindley Fld	Bermuda [United Kingdom]	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

664 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 151, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 3 December 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	151
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 3 December 1994 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 636.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

508 broken records

Margins by which the 508 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 1994

Top 20 records on 3 December 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1994	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1994	Swan Falls Ph, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1994	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.6 mm (5.7 in)	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1994	Biloxi, US	monthly rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1994	Tanana AP, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	87 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1994	Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1994	Gardiner, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1994	Willow City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Phitsanulok/Sarit, TH	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Beaumont Rsch Ctr, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Nezperce, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Ryegate 18 NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Grapeview 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Manley Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Kenai AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	93 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou, AU	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Meridian Key Fld, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1994	Rosebank (Repentance Creek), AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	8 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1994. 1994 had 664 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	454
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2