Weather Records on 3 December 2012

1,355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2012. Highest significance: Nova Kakhovka, UA.

Key Facts for 3 December 2012

On 3 December 2012, 1,355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
946 were record highs and 235 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 1,261 daily.
Nova Kakhovka set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 3 December 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,355 stations

1,355 station records on 3 December 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nova Kakhovka	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Calarasi	Romania	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Buzau	Romania	Record daily precipitation	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Landsort	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dampier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cangai (Smelter Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harsfjarden	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-9.7 C (14.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mullen 3S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kumbrabow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Needles AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Pedro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,355 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 476, Lowest daily maximum 142, Highest daily minimum 470, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 166, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 December 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	476
Lowest daily maximum	142
Highest daily minimum	470
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	166
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 December 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 93, daily 1,261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,047 broken records

Margins by which the 1,047 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 90.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2012

Top 20 records on 3 December 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2012	Nova Kakhovka, UA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2012	Calarasi, RO	monthly rain	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2012	Buzau, RO	daily rain	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2012	Mineral, US	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2012	Landsort, SE	daily low max	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	7.1 C (12.8 F)	75 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Sierraville Rs, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Lava Beds Nat Mon, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Redlands, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Uman, UA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Elsinore, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	91 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Paisley, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	155 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Stockholm, SE	daily low max	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Eureka, US	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Grapevine Dam, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Dampier Downs, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Cangai (Smelter Creek), AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Kisinev, MD	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2012	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily low max	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	87 years	42 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2012. 2012 had 1,355 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,032
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1