Weather Records on 3 December 2002

977 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2002. Highest significance: Seminole, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 2002

On 3 December 2002, 977 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
430 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 930 daily.
Seminole set a daily record precipitation of 26.2 mm (1.0 in) on 3 December 2002.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

977 stations

977 station records on 3 December 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Seminole	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sanders	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stanford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conlen	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zacapoaxtla (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pamplona (Observatorio)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bixby	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Allegany Sp	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Borger	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount House Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freedom	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arellano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Girard	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Candor 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chihuahua	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Floydada 9SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

977 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 209, Lowest daily maximum 77, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 107, Deepest snow cover 69.

Records on 3 December 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	209
Lowest daily maximum	77
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	107
Deepest snow cover	69

Records on 3 December 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 45, daily 930.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 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 2002

Top 20 records on 3 December 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2002	Seminole, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2002	Grenola 1 N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	108 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2002	Howard 2SE, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	95 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Sanders, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Stanford, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Conlen, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Gail, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Gibb River, AU	daily rain	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Greer, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Los Alamos, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	88 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Cleburne, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Mohall, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Kenai AP, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Bilbao Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	2.2 cm (0.9 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Andrews, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Boulia Airport, AU	daily high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Zacapoaxtla (Smn), MX	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2002	Sun Rvr 4 S, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	53 years	43 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2002. 2002 had 977 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	728
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1