Weather Records on 3 January 1919

54 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1919. Highest significance: Portland, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1919

On 3 January 1919, 54 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 53 daily.
Portland set a daily record precipitation of 37.1 mm (1.5 in) on 3 January 1919.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

54 stations

54 station records on 3 January 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska Hogarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville Pearson St	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cannonbar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Leominster	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

54 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1919 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 January 1919 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 January 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 53.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

42 broken records

Margins by which the 42 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1919

Top 20 records on 3 January 1919 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1919	Portland, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1919	Cap Chat, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1919	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Bird Rocks, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Svenska Hogarna, SE	daily rain	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Epping Chester Street, AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily low max	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Asheville Pearson St, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	La Crosse Wb City, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	39 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Malvern, US	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	22 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	13 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Lakefield, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	2.7 cm (1.1 in)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Bird Rocks, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	25 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1919	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	18 years	14 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 1919

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1919. 1919 had 54 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 20	35
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1