Weather Records on 3 December 2019

490 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2019. Highest significance: Torrevieja, ES.

Key Facts for 3 December 2019

On 3 December 2019, 490 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 92 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 470 daily.
Torrevieja set a daily record precipitation of 113.8 mm (4.5 in) on 3 December 2019.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

490 stations

490 station records on 3 December 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Torrevieja	Spain	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tully Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Troy L&D	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Haverhill	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Birch Hill Dam	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Albany Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barre Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford-Bradley Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Midwest	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yining	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Palma de Mallorca Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tully Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bakersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Southbridge 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Northbridge 2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Adel	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.0 C (105.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffumville Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

490 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 154.

Records on 3 December 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	154

Records on 3 December 2019 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

420 broken records

Margins by which the 420 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2019

Top 20 records on 3 December 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2019	Torrevieja, ES	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2019	Tully Lake, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2019	Birch Hill Dam, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2019	Troy L&D, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2019	Haverhill, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	116 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2019	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2019	Birch Hill Dam, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2019	Amherst, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	78 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Legaspi, PH	daily rain	223.5 mm (8.8 in)	117.5 mm (4.6 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Burlington, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Ashburnham, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Albany Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Milford, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Seligman, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	114 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Barre Falls Dam, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Hartford-Bradley Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Rapid City 4NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Midwest, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2019	Ashburnham, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	56 years	51 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2019. 2019 had 490 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 2019
Margin	Records
0 to 100	332
100 to 200	60
200 to 300	21
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	3