Weather Records on 3 December 2001

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2001. Highest significance: Stanley, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 2001

On 3 December 2001, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 578 daily.
Stanley set a monthly record daily snowfall of 34.0 cm (13.4 in) on 3 December 2001.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 3 December 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Little Port Walter	United States	Record daily snowfall	67.3 cm (26.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Del Bonita	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Round Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Campbell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keflavik	Iceland	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yoakum	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manuel Avila Camacho	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donner Mem Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grizzly	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Unity	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aceituna Wtp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bute: Rothesay	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Del Bonita	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Unity	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boca	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Foresthill Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ibapah	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.5 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salta Aero	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record low maximum temperature	20.3 C (68.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Becanchen	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cabinet Gorge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yakushima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria del Monte	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 52, Heaviest daily rainfall 142, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 3 December 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	52
Heaviest daily rainfall	142
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 3 December 2001 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 25, daily 578.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2001

Top 20 records on 3 December 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2001	Stanley, US	monthly snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2001	Forest Grove, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	99 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2001	Little Port Walter, US	monthly snowfall	67.3 cm (26.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Del Bonita, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Jerusalem Central, IL	daily rain	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Yambacoona, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Victoria Cp&L, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Auberry 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	W Pt, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Alice, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Rockdale, US	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Round Mtn, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Port Campbell Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	72 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Keflavik, IS	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	San Jose de Gracia, MX	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	So Entrance Yosemite Np, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Yoakum, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2001	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	86 years	36 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2001. 2001 had 604 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	414
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2