Weather Records on 3 December 1960

577 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1960. Highest significance: Hoofddorp, NL.

Key Facts for 3 December 1960

On 3 December 1960, 577 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 531 daily.
Hoofddorp set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.5 mm (2.0 in) on 3 December 1960.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 466 records.

Record Map

577 stations

577 station records on 3 December 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hoofddorp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Groningen-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Leeuwarden_1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Culcairn Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
West Terschelling	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Heerde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ter Apel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin Norwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa (Ringwood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Glenfalloch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Humula (Rylands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Warrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Denekamp	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Bowglen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oudenbosch	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Illabo (Clock Museum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

577 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 403, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 December 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	403
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 December 1960 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 43, daily 531.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1960

Top 20 records on 3 December 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1960	Hoofddorp, NL	monthly rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 December 1960	Scheveningen, NL	monthly rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 December 1960	Groningen-1, NL	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Hoorn, NL	monthly rain	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Oxford, GB	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	110 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Arnhem, NL	monthly rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Ponce 4 E, PR	monthly rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	all-time rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Leeuwarden_1, NL	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Culcairn Bowling Club, AU	all-time rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	West Terschelling, NL	monthly rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Winterswijk, NL	monthly rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Tarago (Kildare), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Helmond, NL	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Dwingelo, NL	monthly rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1960	Heerde, NL	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1960	Bungendore (Gidleigh), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1960	Old Junee (Millbank), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1960	Temora Ambulance Station, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	54 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1960. 1960 had 577 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 10	306
10 to 20	106
20 to 30	67
30 to 40	23
40 to 50	14
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2