Weather Records on 3 December 2021

1,364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2021. Highest significance: Hakodate, JP.

Key Facts for 3 December 2021

On 3 December 2021, 1,364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,271 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 151 monthly and 1,213 daily.
Hakodate set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 3 December 2021.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 461 records.

Record Map

1,364 stations

1,364 station records on 3 December 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hakodate	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fukaura	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record snow depth	218.4 cm (86.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Julian Cdf	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield 4 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wakkanai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-9.3 C (15.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Scott	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Boone Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad Flygflottilj	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-11.5 C (11.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tonopah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dupree	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sredny Vasjugan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eads	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
W Plains	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,364 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 943, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 328, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 54, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 3 December 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	943
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	328
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	54
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 3 December 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 151, daily 1,213.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,113 broken records

Margins by which the 1,113 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2021

Top 20 records on 3 December 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2021	Hakodate, JP	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2021	De Sabla, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Haugan 1 W, US	monthly high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Georgetown, US	monthly high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	123 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Superior, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Hardy, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Yates Ctr, US	monthly high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Lake Yellowstone, US	monthly high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Yuma, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Eskridge, US	monthly high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Kingsley Dam, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Fukaura, JP	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Julesburg, US	monthly high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Atwood, US	monthly high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Conception, US	monthly high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Madrid, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Deaver, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Annex Creek, US	daily snow depth	218.4 cm (86.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Nevada Wtp, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2021	Julesburg, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2021. 2021 had 1,364 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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Data for records on 2021-12-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	1,111
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1