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Weather Records on 3 January 1915

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1915. Highest significance: Yalta, UA.

Key Facts for 3 January 1915

  • On 3 January 1915, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Yalta set a daily record precipitation of 33.9 mm (1.3 in) on 3 January 1915.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 3 January 1915 29 station records on 3 January 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 3 January 1915 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 January 1915: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
YaltaUkraineRecord daily precipitation33.9 mm (1.3 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation55.2 mm (2.2 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Tylden "Tulden"South AfricaRecord daily precipitation51.8 mm (2.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
CathcartSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
SheffieldUnited KingdomRecord daily precipitation19.8 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature26.0 C (78.8 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
VastervikSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.2 mm (0.36 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',MgsUkraineRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high maximum temperature22.0 C (71.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.0 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
VanersborgSwedenRecord daily precipitation16.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Humansdorp (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
WillowmoreSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature36.2 C (97.2 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
ScheveningenNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'RussiaRecord daily precipitation6.3 mm (0.25 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord high minimum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation3.9 mm (0.15 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 3 January 1915 by type Records set or tied on 3 January 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Deepest snow cover 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 January 1915 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 3 January 1915 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 3 January 1915 by timescale Records on 3 January 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 January 1915 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 3 January 1915 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1915 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.4. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 5: 175 to 10: 310 to 15: 215 to 20: 220 to 25: 20 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1915
MarginRecords
0 to 517
5 to 103
10 to 152
15 to 202
20 to 252

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1915
Top 20 records on 3 January 1915 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 January 1915Yalta, UAdaily rain33.9 mm (1.3 in)19.4 mm (0.8 in)13 years34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Genoa, ITdaily rain55.2 mm (2.2 in)21.4 mm (0.8 in)24 years29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Tylden "Tulden", ZAdaily rain51.8 mm (2.0 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)16 years26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Cathcart, ZAdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)26 years22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Sheffield, GBdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)15.0 mm (0.6 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily high max26.0 C (78.8 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Barrie, CAdaily low max-11.1 C (12.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Vastervik, SEdaily rain9.2 mm (0.36 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)38 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Sevastopol',Mgs, UAdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)4.5 mm (0.18 in)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily high max22.0 C (71.6 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Karlshamn, SEdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)14 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Kologha (Bos), ZAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Malung, SEdaily rain12.0 mm (0.5 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)8 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Vanersborg, SEdaily rain16.2 mm (0.6 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Humansdorp (Pol), ZAdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Willowmore, ZAdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Darwin Post Office, AUdaily high max36.2 C (97.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)29 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)25 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1915Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)6.0 mm (0.24 in)8 years10 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 1915
Records on 01-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1915. 1915 had 29 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 1915. 1915 had 29 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).