Weather Records on 3 December 2024

709 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2024. Highest significance: Kozhikode, IN.

Key Facts for 3 December 2024

On 3 December 2024, 709 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
401 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 690 daily.
Kozhikode set a monthly record daily precipitation of 156.0 mm (6.1 in) on 3 December 2024.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

709 stations

709 station records on 3 December 2024 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2024: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kozhikode	India	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Idjevan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Palen Creek Correctional	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Falls Creek (Rocky Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Gavar	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Masrik	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cattle Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Painesville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen Rio Grande Vly Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gilberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Barron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Great Western (Seppelt)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Upton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galambine (Gooree Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lajamanu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Little Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-USA	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	51.0 cm (20.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Meulaboh/Cut Nyak	Indonesia	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mezen	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olean	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Allegany	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lumberton Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carbean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Padre Aldamiz	Peru	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Malaga Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

709 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2024 by type: Highest daily maximum 211, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 3 December 2024 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	211
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 3 December 2024 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 690.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

587 broken records

Margins by which the 587 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2024

Top 20 records on 3 December 2024 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2024	Kozhikode, IN	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2024	Idjevan, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2024	Palen Creek Correctional, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2024	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	132 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2024	Falls Creek (Rocky Valley), AU	daily rain	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2024	Gavar, AM	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Masrik, AM	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Cattle Creek, AU	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Painesville 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	95 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Harlingen Rio Grande Vly Intl, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Gilberton, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Dillalah, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	130 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Herbert Vale, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	126 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Upper Barron, AU	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	115 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Olean, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2024	Brownsville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 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 2024

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2024. 2024 had 709 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	564
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1