Weather Records on 3 January 1922

80 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1922. Highest significance: Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1922

On 3 January 1922, 80 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 79 daily.
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head) set a daily record precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 3 January 1922.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

80 stations

80 station records on 3 January 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlee (Carrington (Church St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moss Vale (Hoskins Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Belltrees 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingswood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brogers Creek Upper (Cookville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Council Offices	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Katherine Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tomago	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Burwood 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Agricultural College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.7 C (81.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

80 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 58, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 3 January 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	58
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 January 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 79.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 145.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1922

Top 20 records on 3 January 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1922	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Tahlee (Carrington (Church St), AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Wyong (Wyong Golf Club), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh), AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	145.1 mm (5.7 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Moss Vale (Hoskins Street), AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Bodalla Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Belltrees 1, AU	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Gosford (Gertrude Place), AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	18 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Mein Station, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	0 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Kingswood, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1922	Bemboka Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1922	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1922	Coen Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1922	Bondi, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	31 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1922. 1922 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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Data for records on 1922-01-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	39
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1