Weather Records on 3 January 1923

46 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1923. Highest significance: Taroom Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1923

On 3 January 1923, 46 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 45 daily.
Taroom Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 3 January 1923.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

46 stations

46 station records on 3 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Musgrave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stoney Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Deer Park	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Wiarton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.1 C (28.2 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville 8 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

46 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	21
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 45.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records

Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1923

Top 20 records on 3 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1923	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1923	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1923	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Guelph Oac, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Troicko-Pecherskoe, RU	monthly high min	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Toronto Deer Park, CA	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Alton, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Gallivare_A, SE	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Storrs, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Musgrave, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	34 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	30 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Gospic, HR	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Stoney Creek, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	27 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Guelph Oac, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Toronto Deer Park, CA	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Chestnut Hill, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	23 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1923	Salekhard, RU	daily high min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	25 years	11 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1923. 1923 had 46 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	26
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2