Weather Records on 3 December 2015

533 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2015. Highest significance: Birobidzhan, RU.

Key Facts for 3 December 2015

On 3 December 2015, 533 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
279 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 508 daily.
Birobidzhan set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 3 December 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

533 stations

533 station records on 3 December 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Valley	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chengde	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ronaldsway	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chon Buri	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sola	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Key W Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Egersund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Myakka Rvr Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterford (Tycor)	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vero Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corrigin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tajshet	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bouake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atwood	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gregory	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Craven (Longview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zavizan	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salamanca Obs.	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell (Wandera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sandefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tarifa	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	17.1 C (62.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moron de la Frontera	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mjolkbacken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mauna Loa Slope Obs 39	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bor	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hemse	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

533 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 124, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 183, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 3 December 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	124
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	183
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 3 December 2015 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 25, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

435 broken records

Margins by which the 435 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2015

Top 20 records on 3 December 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2015	Birobidzhan, RU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	109 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Rock Valley, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Chengde, CN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Drillham Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Ronaldsway, GB	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Chon Buri, TH	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Bambaroo, AU	daily rain	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Bangkok Metropolis, TH	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Mataranka Homestead Resort, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Risnes I Fjotland, NO	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Northfield, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily high min	2.9 C (37.2 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	110 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Sola, NO	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Obrestad Fyr, NO	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2015	Stavanger - Valand, NO	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	38 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2015. 2015 had 533 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 25	419
25 to 50	10
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1