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Weather Records on 3 January 1906

13 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1906. Highest significance: Pictou, CA.

Key Facts for 3 January 1906

  • On 3 January 1906, 13 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 13 daily.
  • Pictou set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 3 January 1906.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

13 stations
Weather records on 3 January 1906 13 station records on 3 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
13 station records on 3 January 1906 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 January 1906: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PictouCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation31.0 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature17.2 C (63.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation37.1 mm (1.5 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
PictouCanadaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature15.6 C (60.1 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord high maximum temperature11.7 C (53.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich LighthouseCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

13 records
Records on 3 January 1906 by type Records set or tied on 3 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 035810Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 January 1906 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 3 January 1906 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 January 1906 by timescale Records on 3 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 13all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 January 1906 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 13.
Records on 3 January 1906 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily13

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1906 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 203.0. Ties are not counted. 0358100 to 50: 1050 to 100: 0100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250
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 203.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1906
MarginRecords
0 to 5010
50 to 1000
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2501

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1906
Top 13 records on 3 January 1906 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 January 1906Pictou, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)20.3 cm (8.0 in)25 years38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1906Dubuque River, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1906Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1906Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1906Madison Wb City, USdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1906Reading Wb City, USdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)3 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1906Philadelphia City, USdaily rain37.1 mm (1.5 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)3 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1906La Crosse Wb City, USdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)19 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1906Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain35.3 mm (1.4 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)3 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1906Pictou, CAdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)9 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1906Bourke Post Office, AUdaily low min15.6 C (60.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)6 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1906Galway, IEdaily high max (Tie)11.7 C (53.1 F)tie19 years2 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1906Goderich Lighthouse, CAdaily rain (Tie)15.2 mm (0.6 in)tie9 years1 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 1906
Records on 01-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1906. 1906 had 13 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 1906. 1906 had 13 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).