Weather Records on 3 December 2022

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2022. Highest significance: Goychay, AZ.

Key Facts for 3 December 2022

On 3 December 2022, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
120 were record highs and 229 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 437 daily.
Goychay set a daily record precipitation of 99.1 mm (3.9 in) on 3 December 2022.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 467 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 3 December 2022 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2022: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goychay	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frisco Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coronado Trail	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wells	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
El Alto Intl	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas River	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chihuahua	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.0 C (87.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grosseto	Italy	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monterey Peninsul AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tindal Raaf	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Kelly Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monto Township	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.8 C (-41.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hat Creek	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hannagan Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abidjan Felix Houphouet Boign	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur SE Tx Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record high minimum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dzalinda	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plain	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tastyp	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.3 C (-20.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Poplars	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Russell Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Niigata	Japan	Record low minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zeja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chelan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adiake	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Key West NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2022 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 3 December 2022 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 3 December 2022 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2022

Top 20 records on 3 December 2022 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2022	Goychay, AZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	68 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2022	Nancheng, CN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Frisco Divide, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Coronado Trail, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Wells, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	124 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	El Alto Intl, BO	daily low min	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	69 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	El Vado Dam, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	116 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Glenwood, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Concrete Ppl Fish STN, US	daily low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Dutch Harbor, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Douglas River, AU	daily low min	18.5 C (65.3 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Gospic, HR	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Chihuahua, MX	monthly high max	31.0 C (87.8 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Napa State Hospital, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Richfield, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Grosseto, IT	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Ft Assiniboine, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	93 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2022	Manila, US	daily low max	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	91 years	37 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 2022

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2022. 2022 had 448 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	341
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1