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Weather Records on 3 January 1920

31 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1920. Highest significance: Dubuque River, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1920

  • On 3 January 1920, 31 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 31 daily.
  • Dubuque River set a daily record snowfall of 7.9 cm (3.1 in) on 3 January 1920.
  • Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

31 stations
Weather records on 3 January 1920 31 station records on 3 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
31 station records on 3 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall7.9 cm (3.1 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord daily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Stroud Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.6 mm (1.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Deepwater Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist ParkAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
SuratAustraliaRecord daily precipitation8.1 mm (0.32 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Pier Pier)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
KievUkraineRecord high minimum temperature1.7 C (35.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
CoonimbiaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
UmanUkraineRecord high minimum temperature1.8 C (35.2 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.7 mm (1.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature23.9 C (75.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
BarrieCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Mudgee (George Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (BlackAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
AlmaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic VillageAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
JakutskRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.7 mm (0.07 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

31 records
Records on 3 January 1920 by type Records set or tied on 3 January 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 7Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 January 1920 by type: Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 3 January 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum7
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 January 1920 by timescale Records on 3 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 31all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 31.
Records on 3 January 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily31

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1920 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 66.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 10: 2110 to 20: 120 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 160 to 70: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 70
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 66.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 1021
10 to 201
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601
60 to 701

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1920
Top 20 records on 3 January 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 January 1920Dubuque River, USdaily snowfall7.9 cm (3.1 in)6.6 cm (2.6 in)26 years27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Ebor (Kotupna), AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)21.9 mm (0.9 in)17 years24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Owen Sound, CAdaily snowfall30.5 cm (12.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)40 years24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Stroud Post Office, AUdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)22.6 mm (0.9 in)5 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Mullaley (Bando), AUdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Kempsey (Wide Street), AUdaily rain39.6 mm (1.6 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Miles Post Office, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Gulgong Post Office, AUdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Santa Fe, USdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Adrian 2 NNE, USdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Deepwater Post Office, AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)25 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park, AUdaily rain18.0 mm (0.7 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)31 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)0.9 mm (0.04 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Surat, AUdaily rain8.1 mm (0.32 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)16 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Coonamble (Pier Pier), AUdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)17 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Kiev, UAdaily high min1.7 C (35.1 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Coonimbia, AUdaily rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Uman, UAdaily high min1.8 C (35.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)20 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Allora Post Office, AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1920Ebor (Wongwibinda), AUdaily rain25.7 mm (1.0 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)17 years8 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 1920
Records on 01-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1920. 1920 had 31 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 1920. 1920 had 31 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).