Weather Records on 3 January 1911

40 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1911. Highest significance: Bologna, IT.

Key Facts for 3 January 1911

On 3 January 1911, 40 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 34 daily.
Bologna set a daily record precipitation of 31.1 mm (1.2 in) on 3 January 1911.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

40 stations

40 station records on 3 January 1911 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1911: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

40 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1911 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 8, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 3 January 1911 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	8
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 January 1911 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 34.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

33 broken records

Margins by which the 33 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 77.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1911

Top 20 records on 3 January 1911 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1911	Bologna, IT	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1911	Sydney, CA	monthly high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Milan, IT	daily rain	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	26 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Saint John, CA	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Vineland, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Santa Fe, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	26 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Truro, CA	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Humansdorp (Pol), ZA	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	26 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	21 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Stony Mountain, CA	daily low min	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1911	Truro, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	20 years	12 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 1911

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1911. 1911 had 40 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-03 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	1
1800	1
1823	2
1825	1
1830	2
1839	1
1848	1
1853	1
1860	2
1861	1
1864	1
1867	2
1868	2
1871	2
1873	1
1874	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1882	2
1883	3
1884	1
1886	4
1887	5
1888	3
1889	4
1890	3
1891	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	1
1897	3
1899	2
1900	15
1901	4
1902	15
1903	17
1904	51
1905	12
1906	13
1907	26
1908	8
1909	11
1910	23
1911	40
1912	26
1913	83
1914	33
1915	29
1916	60
1917	52
1918	80
1919	54
1920	31
1921	139
1922	80
1923	46
1924	222
1925	139
1926	268
1927	235
1928	412
1929	58
1930	160
1931	100
1932	167
1933	160
1934	208
1935	249
1936	404
1937	291
1938	139
1939	498
1940	312
1941	595
1942	505
1943	508
1944	361
1945	148
1946	171
1947	662
1948	462
1949	910
1950	2,025
1951	459
1952	587
1953	241
1954	370
1955	443
1956	188
1957	177
1958	326
1959	861
1960	431
1961	543
1962	802
1963	494
1964	513
1965	492
1966	885
1967	247
1968	582
1969	516
1970	749
1971	1,280
1972	313
1973	623
1974	1,010
1975	710
1976	524
1977	790
1978	745
1979	2,417
1980	470
1981	1,401
1982	1,380
1983	921
1984	983
1985	739
1986	676
1987	843
1988	1,034
1989	740
1990	467
1991	1,077
1992	1,200
1993	910
1994	902
1995	726
1996	2,085
1997	3,676
1998	1,434
1999	1,568
2000	2,063
2001	1,385
2002	1,307
2003	981
2004	1,406
2005	1,157
2006	1,472
2007	1,396
2008	948
2009	682
2010	1,337
2011	681
2012	956
2013	496
2014	1,029
2015	869
2016	605
2017	1,053
2018	1,444
2019	474
2020	772
2021	476
2022	989
2023	1,318
2024	734
2025	653
2026	902

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	29
10 to 20	3
20 to 30	0
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	0
70 to 80	1