Weather Records on 3 December 2025

578 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2025. Highest significance: Owyhee Dam, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 2025

On 3 December 2025, 578 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
103 were record highs and 159 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 562 daily.
Owyhee Dam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 3 December 2025.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2024) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

578 stations

578 station records on 3 December 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Minchumina	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Adjuntas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Olive 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Knox Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Francesville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockbridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Perryville Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sidell 4N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pence 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Francis E Walter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Heiden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peotone	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

578 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 187.

Records on 3 December 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	187

Records on 3 December 2025 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 16, daily 562.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

457 broken records

Margins by which the 457 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2025

Top 20 records on 3 December 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2025	Owyhee Dam, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2025	Minchumina, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2025	Princeton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2025	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	104 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2025	Aibonito 1 S, PR	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	108 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Long Branch Rsvr, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Cuba City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Adjuntas Substn, PR	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	116 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Taylorville 2SE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Mt Olive 1 E, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Danville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Kankakee Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Mattoon, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2025	Windsor, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2025. 2025 had 578 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 December 2025
Margin	Records
0 to 50	352
50 to 100	67
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	1