Weather Records on 3 December 2011

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2011. Highest significance: Springvale, AU.

Key Facts for 3 December 2011

On 3 December 2011, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
170 were record highs and 294 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 822 daily.
Springvale set a daily record precipitation of 93.0 mm (3.7 in) on 3 December 2011.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 3 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Presa Venustiano Carranza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
White Signal	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
White Signal	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Show Low AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Elk Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood 8SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saigo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quartzsite	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Margaret River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Painted Desert Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truth Or Consequences	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Golomjannyj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conchas Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Machilipatnam	India	Record high maximum temperature	33.6 C (92.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Atequiza	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 140, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 154, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 100, Deepest snow cover 54.

Records on 3 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	140
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	154
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	100
Deepest snow cover	54

Records on 3 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 822.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

663 broken records

Margins by which the 663 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2011

Top 20 records on 3 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2011	Springvale, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2011	Presa Venustiano Carranza, MX	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2011	White Signal, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2011	White Signal, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2011	Wiluna, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2011	Natural Brg, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	117 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Show Low AP, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Shimizu, JP	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	123.1 mm (4.8 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Estancia 4N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Medicine Bow, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Elk Mtn, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Falls City Brenner Fld, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Pasamonte, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Natural Brg, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	117 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Denton, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Camballin, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2011	Chiconautla, MX	daily high max	33.9 C (93.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	28 years	46 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 852 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	602
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1