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Weather Records on 3 January 1889

4 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1889. Highest significance: Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1889

  • On 3 January 1889, 4 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Deniliquin (Wilkinson St) set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 3 January 1889.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

4 stations
Weather records on 3 January 1889 4 station records on 3 January 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
4 station records on 3 January 1889 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 January 1889: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Ballarat Survey OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.6 mm (1.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West TerraceAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation51.6 mm (2.0 in)19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

4 records
Records on 3 January 1889 by type Records set or tied on 3 January 1889 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 4. 01234Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 January 1889 by type: Heaviest daily rainfall 4.
Records on 3 January 1889 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 January 1889 by timescale Records on 3 January 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 January 1889 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 3.
Records on 3 January 1889 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

4 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1889 Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.8. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 5: 05 to 10: 210 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
Margins by which the 4 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 35.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1889
MarginRecords
0 to 50
5 to 102
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1889
Top 4 records on 3 January 1889 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 January 1889Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)35.8 mm (1.4 in)1 year35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1889Ballarat Survey Office, AUdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)23.9 mm (0.9 in)1 year28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1889Adelaide West Terrace, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)49 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1889Melbourne Regional Office, AUmonthly rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)2 years19 of 100 (Routine)

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

1794 to 1889
Records on 01-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1889. 1889 had 4 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001794: 11798: 11800: 11823: 21825: 11830: 21839: 11848: 11853: 11860: 21861: 11864: 11867: 21868: 21871: 21873: 11874: 21876: 21877: 31878: 11879: 21882: 21883: 31884: 11886: 41887: 51888: 31889: 41890: 31891: 41892: 11893: 11894: 11895: 31896: 11897: 31899: 21900: 151901: 41902: 151903: 171904: 511905: 121906: 131907: 261908: 81909: 111910: 231911: 401912: 261913: 831914: 331915: 291916: 601917: 521918: 801919: 541920: 311921: 1391922: 801923: 461924: 2221925: 1391926: 2681927: 2351928: 4121929: 581930: 1601931: 1001932: 1671933: 1601934: 2081935: 2491936: 4041937: 2911938: 1391939: 4981940: 3121941: 5951942: 5051943: 5081944: 3611945: 1481946: 1711947: 6621948: 4621949: 9101950: 2,0251951: 4591952: 5871953: 2411954: 3701955: 4431956: 1881957: 1771958: 3261959: 8611960: 4311961: 5431962: 8021963: 4941964: 5131965: 4921966: 8851967: 2471968: 5821969: 5161970: 7491971: 1,2801972: 3131973: 6231974: 1,0101975: 7101976: 5241977: 7901978: 7451979: 2,4171980: 4701981: 1,4011982: 1,3801983: 9211984: 9831985: 7391986: 6761987: 8431988: 1,0341989: 7401990: 4671991: 1,0771992: 1,2001993: 9101994: 9021995: 7261996: 2,0851997: 3,6761998: 1,4341999: 1,5682000: 2,0632001: 1,3852002: 1,3072003: 9812004: 1,4062005: 1,1572006: 1,4722007: 1,3962008: 9482009: 6822010: 1,3372011: 6812012: 9562013: 4962014: 1,0292015: 8692016: 6052017: 1,0532018: 1,4332019: 4662020: 7692021: 4732022: 9852023: 1,3152024: 7342025: 6531794187618961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1889. 1889 had 4 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-03 in each year
YearRecords
17941
17981
18001
18232
18251
18302
18391
18481
18531
18602
18611
18641
18672
18682
18712
18731
18742
18762
18773
18781
18792
18822
18833
18841
18864
18875
18883
18894
18903
18914
18921
18931
18941
18953
18961
18973
18992
190015
19014
190215
190317
190451
190512
190613
190726
19088
190911
191023
191140
191226
191383
191433
191529
191660
191752
191880
191954
192031
1921139
192280
192346
1924222
1925139
1926268
1927235
1928412
192958
1930160
1931100
1932167
1933160
1934208
1935249
1936404
1937291
1938139
1939498
1940312
1941595
1942505
1943508
1944361
1945148
1946171
1947662
1948462
1949910
19502,025
1951459
1952587
1953241
1954370
1955443
1956188
1957177
1958326
1959861
1960431
1961543
1962802
1963494
1964513
1965492
1966885
1967247
1968582
1969516
1970749
19711,280
1972313
1973623
19741,010
1975710
1976524
1977790
1978745
19792,417
1980470
19811,401
19821,380
1983921
1984983
1985739
1986676
1987843
19881,034
1989740
1990467
19911,077
19921,200
1993910
1994902
1995726
19962,085
19973,676
19981,434
19991,568
20002,063
20011,385
20021,307
2003981
20041,406
20051,157
20061,472
20071,396
2008948
2009682
20101,337
2011681
2012956
2013496
20141,029
2015869
2016605
20171,053
20181,433
2019466
2020769
2021473
2022985
20231,315
2024734
2025653

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).