Weather Records on 3 December 2009

1,124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2009. Highest significance: Arcturus Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 3 December 2009

On 3 December 2009, 1,124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
395 were record highs and 393 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,079 daily.
Arcturus Downs set a daily record precipitation of 116.0 mm (4.6 in) on 3 December 2009.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,124 stations

1,124 station records on 3 December 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington 7 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sassandra	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ronnoc Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benning Lawson Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Longwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Andrews	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hoek_van_Holland_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Juanita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casar	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woolwine 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elatma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Villanueva	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breskens	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Butner Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mocksville 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Patterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kirov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,124 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 224, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 171, Lowest daily minimum 193, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 3 December 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	224
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	171
Lowest daily minimum	193
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 3 December 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 45, daily 1,079.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

907 broken records

Margins by which the 907 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 2009

Top 20 records on 3 December 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2009	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2009	Kinston 7 SE, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	108 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2009	Durham, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	104 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Hopewell, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Wilmington 7 N, US	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily low min	15.4 C (59.7 F)	6.3 C (11.3 F)	62 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Elk, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Sassandra, CI	monthly high max	36.5 C (97.7 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	3 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Portales, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Matamoras, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Ronnoc Downs, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Riggins, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Carthage Wtp, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Lawrenceville 3 E, US	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Ft Benning Lawson Fld, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	W Pt 2 NW, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2009	Watsonville Wtr Wks, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	100 years	50 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 1,124 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	887
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1