Weather Records on 3 December 2008

804 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2008. Highest significance: Center 4SE, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 2008

On 3 December 2008, 804 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 334 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 774 daily.
Center 4SE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 December 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

804 stations

804 station records on 3 December 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Kurdjali	Bulgaria	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nis	Serbia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Benghazi Benina	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	31.4 C (88.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puerto San Carlos	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ostuta	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Talon	Russia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
O O Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pixoyal (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ocozocoautla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirovohrad	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Neuhaus Am Rennweg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coroneo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Comanja de Corona	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potrerillos	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kotlas	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.9 C (33.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trubcevsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Venice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarandacuao	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Atepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlan de Juarez	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Palo Blanco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tapijulapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	39.0 C (102.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Twentynine Palms	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fenn Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

804 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 247, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 3 December 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	143
Lowest daily minimum	247
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 3 December 2008 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2008

Top 20 records on 3 December 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2008	Center 4SE, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2008	Kurdjali, BG	monthly rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	4 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Leopold Downs, AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Nis, RS	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Benghazi Benina, LY	daily high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Kursk, RU	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Uman, UA	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Socorro, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Wetumpka, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Salida, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Carlsbad, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Ft Sumner, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Lincoln Rs, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Duchesne, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Brindisi, IT	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Happy Camp Rs, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Lowman, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	69 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Nikolaev, UA	daily high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2008	Vernal, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2008. 2008 had 804 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 20	551
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1