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Weather Records on 3 January 1905

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1905. Highest significance: Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1905

  • On 3 January 1905, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Swan Hill (Murray Downs) set a daily record precipitation of 27.2 mm (1.1 in) on 3 January 1905.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 3 January 1905 12 station records on 3 January 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 3 January 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 January 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall24.1 cm (9.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ConcordUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.5 mm (1.2 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-12.5 C (9.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-20.1 C (-4.2 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature30.0 C (86.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord high maximum temperature6.8 C (44.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 3 January 1905 by type Records set or tied on 3 January 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 01234Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 4Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 January 1905 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 4, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 3 January 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall4
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 January 1905 by timescale Records on 3 January 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 January 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 3 January 1905 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1905 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 20: 920 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 0120 to 140: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120120 to 140
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 132.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 209
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1200
120 to 1401

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1905
Top 12 records on 3 January 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 January 1905Swan Hill (Murray Downs), AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)34 years28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1905Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1905Concord, USdaily snowfall24.1 cm (9.5 in)13.2 cm (5.2 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1905Concord, USdaily rain31.5 mm (1.2 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)2 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1905Salzburg, ATdaily low max-12.5 C (9.5 F)4.0 C (7.2 F)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1905Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1905Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)6.3 cm (2.5 in)1 year13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1905Salzburg, ATdaily low min-20.1 C (-4.2 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1905Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high min7.2 C (45.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)23 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1905Bourke Post Office, AUdaily high min30.0 C (86.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)2 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1905Wollongong Post Office, AUdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)8 years7 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1905Vestervig, DKdaily high max (Tie)6.8 C (44.2 F)tie22 years2 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 1905
Records on 01-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1905. 1905 had 12 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: 1,4442019: 4742020: 7722021: 4762022: 9892023: 1,3182024: 7342025: 6532026: 9021794187618961914193119481965198219992016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1905. 1905 had 12 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
20181,444
2019474
2020772
2021476
2022989
20231,318
2024734
2025653
2026902

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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 (2026-10-15).