Weather Records on 3 December 1962

923 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 1962. Highest significance: Davangire, IN.

Key Facts for 3 December 1962

On 3 December 1962, 923 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
586 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 149 monthly and 774 daily.
Davangire set a monthly record daily precipitation of 114.3 mm (4.5 in) on 3 December 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 464 records.

Record Map

923 stations

923 station records on 3 December 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Davangire	India	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jamunia	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chikodi	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ankola	India	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kadur	India	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yaval	India	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Panchgani	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mahbubnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nanded	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kudal	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabaleshwar	India	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Karwar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Puttur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ghoda Ambegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Karimnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sawantwadi	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yadki	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Markapur	India	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burhanpur Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nargund	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundargi	India	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Channagiri	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kanuparthi	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bhatkal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sidlaghatta	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shevgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pathardi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lingasugur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hungund	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tarikere	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shiggaon	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gadag	India	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Thirthahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottapalam	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sindgi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Srirangpatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quilandi	India	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

923 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 December 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 December 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 149, daily 774.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 1962

Top 20 records on 3 December 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 1962	Davangire, IN	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1962	Arvi, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1962	Jamunia, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1962	Agnes River, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1962	Chikodi, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 1962	Ankola, IN	monthly rain	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Kadur, IN	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Yaval, IN	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Panchgani, IN	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Mahbubnagar, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Wardha, IN	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Nanded, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Kudal, IN	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Mahabaleshwar, IN	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Karwar, IN	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Puttur, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Ghoda Ambegaon, IN	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Carrajung Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Karimnagar, IN	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 1962	Bangalore, IN	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	47.9 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	50 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1962. 1962 had 923 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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Data for records on 1962-12-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	658
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1