Weather Records on 3 December 2004

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2004. Highest significance: Yerington, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 2004

On 3 December 2004, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
306 were record highs and 317 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 693 daily.
Yerington set a daily record low maximum temperature of -7.2 C (19.0 F) on 3 December 2004.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 3 December 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yerington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Almeria/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
East London	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pogegevskaya	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Patch Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Dale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Imlay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cluj Napoca	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anda	China	Record high minimum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kremmling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santaquin Chlorinator	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rakhov	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 190, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 3 December 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	190
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 3 December 2004 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 46, daily 693.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

551 broken records

Margins by which the 551 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2004

Top 20 records on 3 December 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2004	Yerington, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Oconto, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily low max	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Ferron, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Levan, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Yerington, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Almeria/Aeropuerto, ES	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	East London, ZA	daily low min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Gunnison 3SW, US	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Meeker, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Carson City, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	14.0 C (57.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Alturas, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	95 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Sonora, US	daily low min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Willits 1 NE, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Levan, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	106 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Kainaliu 73.2, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2004	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	130 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2004. 2004 had 739 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	543
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1