Weather Records on 3 January 1918

80 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1918. Highest significance: Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1918

On 3 January 1918, 80 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
13 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 80 daily.
Tweed Heads Golf Club set a daily record precipitation of 216.2 mm (8.5 in) on 3 January 1918.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

80 stations

80 station records on 3 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.3 C (20.7 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St Helena Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Albert	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

80 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 3 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	23
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

70 broken records

Margins by which the 70 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 184.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1918

Top 20 records on 3 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1918	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	216.2 mm (8.5 in)	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1918	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Toronto, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	68 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Hamilton, CA	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	St. Petersburg, RU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Gorki, BY	daily rain	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	25 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Buffalo, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	38 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	14 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Stratford, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Chatham, CA	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Sydney, CA	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Port Stanley, CA	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Stratford, CA	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1918	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	26 years	16 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1918. 1918 had 80 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 25	65
25 to 50	3
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1