Weather Records on 3 December 2005

1,140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2005. Highest significance: Nezperce, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 2005

On 3 December 2005, 1,140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
295 were record highs and 164 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Nezperce set an all-time record daily snowfall of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 3 December 2005.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,140 stations

1,140 station records on 3 December 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nezperce	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Inverloch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lang Lang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Carabost	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tenango	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Longwarry (Gooneparoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nyora (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Echo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Archerton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morundah (Sandside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bonbeach (Carrum)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reefton (Upper Yarra Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Sudan	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bowral (Parry Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Molyullah (Killanoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakes Entrance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Park (White Swan Reservoi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,140 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 91, Highest daily minimum 119, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 454, Heaviest daily snowfall 114, Deepest snow cover 113.

Records on 3 December 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	91
Highest daily minimum	119
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	454
Heaviest daily snowfall	114
Deepest snow cover	113

Records on 3 December 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 67, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

901 broken records

Margins by which the 901 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2005

Top 20 records on 3 December 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2005	Nezperce, US	all-time snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2005	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	monthly rain	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Independence, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	99 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Inverloch, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Breckenridge, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Murdo, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Lang Lang, AU	daily rain	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Carabost, AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Rijeka, HR	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Tenango, MX	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Longwarry (Gooneparoo), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Nyora (Post Office), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Kamiah, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Echo Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2005	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	108 years	47 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2005. 2005 had 1,140 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 100	872
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1