Weather Records on 3 December 1998

1,969 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1998. Highest significance: Butte Bert Mooney AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 1998

On 3 December 1998, 1,969 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,381 were record highs and 395 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 170 monthly and 1,798 daily.
Butte Bert Mooney AP set a daily record snowfall of 32.3 cm (12.7 in) on 3 December 1998.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,969 stations

1,969 station records on 3 December 1998 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1998: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Corozal Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vikulovo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona -Fabra Observatory	Spain	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
West Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Round Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.9 C (-34.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.1 C (-27.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tracy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parral A. El Hormiguero	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sigourney	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,969 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1998 by type: Highest daily maximum 758, Lowest daily maximum 227, Highest daily minimum 623, Lowest daily minimum 168, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 3 December 1998 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	758
Lowest daily maximum	227
Highest daily minimum	623
Lowest daily minimum	168
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 3 December 1998 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 170, daily 1,798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,553 broken records

Margins by which the 1,553 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1998

Top 20 records on 3 December 1998 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1998	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	49 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1998	Corozal Substn, PR	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1998	Vikulovo, RU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Barcelona/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	West Bend, US	monthly high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Barcelona -Fabra Observatory, ES	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Imlay, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	53 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	West Bend, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Round Grove, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	73 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	5 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Grinnell 3 SW, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Wellsboro, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Claude, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Anna Plains, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Kemmerer 2N, US	monthly high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Kiev, UA	daily low min	-19.8 C (-3.6 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Charlevoix, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Kisinev, MD	daily low min	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1998	Grundy Ctr, US	monthly high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	51 years	41 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 1998

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1998. 1998 had 1,969 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 25	1,523
25 to 50	14
50 to 75	9
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1