Weather Records on 3 December 2010

1,879 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2010. Highest significance: Weiser, US.

Key Facts for 3 December 2010

On 3 December 2010, 1,879 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 867 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,794 daily.
Weiser set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 3 December 2010.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 458 records.

Record Map

1,879 stations

1,879 station records on 3 December 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weiser	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Erfde	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mahnomen	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Rylstone (Kelgoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sendai	Japan	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kyoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tokushima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kutchan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Takayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Irako	Japan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brewarrina (Talawanta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Matsumoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Geneve Cointrin	Switzerland	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Caledonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Insti	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.4 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fingal (Legge Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Clusky	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.6 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hornet Bank Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Injune Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ofunato	Japan	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Omaezaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kochi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Surprise Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cerberus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Springwood Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dyce	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Best (Upper Toora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Shizuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Youngs Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,879 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 388, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 479, Heaviest daily rainfall 368, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 304.

Records on 3 December 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	388
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	479
Heaviest daily rainfall	368
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	304

Records on 3 December 2010 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 82, daily 1,794.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,651 broken records

Margins by which the 1,651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 540.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2010

Top 20 records on 3 December 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2010	Weiser, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2010	Springsure Comet St, AU	monthly rain	157.4 mm (6.2 in)	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2010	Erfde, DE	monthly snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	31 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2010	Mahnomen, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2010	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2010	Rylstone (Kelgoola), AU	monthly rain	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2010	Sendai, JP	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2010	Nikko, JP	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2010	Kyoto, JP	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2010	Wakayama, JP	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2010	Tokushima, JP	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2010	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	91 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2010	Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2010	Kutchan, JP	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2010	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2010	Point Pass, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2010	Takayama, JP	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2010	Gifu, JP	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2010	Center 4SE, US	monthly snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 December 2010	Cardbeign, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	65.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 years	57 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2010. 2010 had 1,879 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	1,596
100 to 200	45
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1