Weather Records on 3 December 2023

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2023. Highest significance: Passau-Maierhof, DE.

Key Facts for 3 December 2023

On 3 December 2023, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
366 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 772 daily.
Passau-Maierhof set a daily record snow depth of 46.0 cm (18.1 in) on 3 December 2023.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 3 December 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Green Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mallersdorf/Niederbayern	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lemolo Lake 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Berthoud Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Columbine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Radolfzell-Markelfingen	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walkamin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yeovilton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Creek R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Crescent Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mallacoota	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenheim	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trapper Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schwaigermoos	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marlo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wangerooge	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dry Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mckenzie	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Memmingen	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingen/Donau-Fristingen	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mountain Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Almaty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Slapton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsville Fltr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meacham	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Feldkirchen-Westerham-Lenzmuhl	Germany	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saldenburg-Entschenreuth	Germany	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	21.4 C (70.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir City	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Draw	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jump Off Joe	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holzkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trostberg	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aldersbach-Kriestorf	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Williams Fk Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bostetter R.S.	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 277, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 80.

Records on 3 December 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	277
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	80

Records on 3 December 2023 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

664 broken records

Margins by which the 664 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2023

Top 20 records on 3 December 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2023	Passau-Maierhof, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	133 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 December 2023	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	88 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2023	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	135 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2023	Green Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2023	Mallersdorf/Niederbayern, DE	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Lemolo Lake 3 NNW, US	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Berthoud Summit, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Columbine, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Radolfzell-Markelfingen, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Walkamin Research Station, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Yeovilton, GB	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Lake Creek R.S., US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	New Crescent Lake, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Mallacoota, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	McKenzie Rvr Rs, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Rosenheim, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Trapper Lake, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Big Bend, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Schwaigermoos, DE	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2023	Zuerich/Fluntern, CH	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	42 years	46 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2023. 2023 had 810 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	612
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1