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Weather Records on 3 January 1890

3 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1890. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 3 January 1890

  • On 3 January 1890, 3 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 3 daily.
  • Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 3 January 1890.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

3 stations
Weather records on 3 January 1890 3 station records on 3 January 1890 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
3 station records on 3 January 1890 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 January 1890: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation33.8 mm (1.3 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
CharlestonUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature20.6 C (69.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
MilanItalyRecord daily precipitation12.8 mm (0.5 in)11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3 records
Records on 3 January 1890 by type Records set or tied on 3 January 1890 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 January 1890 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 3 January 1890 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 January 1890 by timescale Records on 3 January 1890 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3. 0123all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 3all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 January 1890 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 3.
Records on 3 January 1890 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily3

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1890 Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.8. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 21 to 2: 02 to 3: 03 to 4: 04 to 5: 05 to 6: 06 to 7: 07 to 8: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 77 to 8
Margins by which the 3 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 7.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1890
MarginRecords
0 to 12
1 to 20
2 to 30
3 to 40
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 70
7 to 81

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1890
Top 3 records on 3 January 1890 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 January 1890Genoa, ITdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)7.8 mm (0.31 in)43 years22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1890Charleston, USdaily high max20.6 C (69.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1890Milan, ITdaily rain12.8 mm (0.5 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)27 years11 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 1890
Records on 01-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1890. 1890 had 3 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 1890. 1890 had 3 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).