Weather Records on 3 January 1913

83 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1913. Highest significance: Kingston Queens U, CA.

Key Facts for 3 January 1913

On 3 January 1913, 83 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 80 daily.
Kingston Queens U set a daily record precipitation of 26.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 January 1913.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

83 stations

83 station records on 3 January 1913 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1913: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillston (Cowl Cowl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springbok	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang South Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Warrangong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Eremeran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Maccue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Genanaguy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cargelligo Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Florida Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Urana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

83 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1913 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 47, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 3 January 1913 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	47
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 January 1913 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

73 broken records

Margins by which the 73 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1913

Top 20 records on 3 January 1913 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1913	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1913	Morgantown 1, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Albury, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Hillston (Cowl Cowl), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Springbok, ZA	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Marsden (Merungle), AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Cobar (Meryula), AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Bright Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Westminster, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Concord, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Burrawang South Station, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Trenton 2, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Narrandera Post Office, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1913	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	18 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 1913

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1913. 1913 had 83 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 5	39
5 to 10	15
10 to 15	10
15 to 20	4
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	2