Weather Records on 3 December 2018

1,043 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 December 2018. Highest significance: Weissenburg, DE.

Key Facts for 3 December 2018

On 3 December 2018, 1,043 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
631 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 980 daily.
Weissenburg set a daily record precipitation of 43.4 mm (1.7 in) on 3 December 2018.
Across 163 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 463 records.

Record Map

1,043 stations

1,043 station records on 3 December 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 December 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rothenburg Ob der Tauber	Germany	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Eppingen-Elsenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Coleman	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Reimlingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pirmasens	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Michelstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Obersulm-Willsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Waghausel-Kirrlach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Weinbiet	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weiden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Parsberg/Oberpfalz-Eglwang	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Schwandorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Straubing	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Petrisberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg-Netzstall	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pemfling-Pitzling	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchberg/Jagst-Herboldshausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weiskirchen/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kosching	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eichstatt-Landershofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg-Burgweinting	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amberg-Unterammersricht	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nora-Ostano_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Durkheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kitzingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Worms	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Sanford AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ruppertsecken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Austin #2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valdosta Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Michelstadt-Vielbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dietenhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aburatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rollbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Schmucke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canyonlands-the Neck	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,043 records

Records set or tied on 3 December 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 252, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 379, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 223, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 53.

Records on 3 December 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	252
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	379
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	223
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	53

Records on 3 December 2018 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 63, daily 980.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

893 broken records

Margins by which the 893 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 December 2018

Top 20 records on 3 December 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 December 2018	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	80 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Rothenburg Ob der Tauber, DE	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Eppingen-Elsenz, DE	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld, DE	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen, DE	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Deuselbach, DE	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Coleman, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Reimlingen, DE	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Pirmasens, DE	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	73 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Ohringen, DE	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	117 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Beerfelden, DE	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	73 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Nurnberg, DE	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Michelstadt, DE	daily rain	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Obersulm-Willsbach, DE	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Waghausel-Kirrlach, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Weinbiet, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 December 2018	Weiden, DE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2018. 2018 had 1,043 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 20	801
20 to 40	67
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3