Weather Records on 3 January 1924

222 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1924. Highest significance: Savannah 6 SW, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1924

On 3 January 1924, 222 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 217 daily.
Savannah 6 SW set a daily record precipitation of 77.5 mm (3.1 in) on 3 January 1924.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

222 stations

222 station records on 3 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Briagolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
West Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Demopolis Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wheeling (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Swan Hill (Murray Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Bungaree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budgerum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maffra Shire Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

222 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 135, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 3 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	135
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 3 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 217.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

197 broken records

Margins by which the 197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1924

Top 20 records on 3 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1924	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1924	Carthage, US	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1924	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1924	Franklin Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1924	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1924	Mt Sterling, US	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1924	W Pt, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1924	Lycippus 1 E, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1924	Herbert Vale, AU	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1924	Florence, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1924	Greensboro Lock 7, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1924	Briagolong, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1924	West Newton, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1924	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low max	23.2 C (73.8 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	25 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1924	Demopolis Lock 4, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1924	Lock #4, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1924	Bombala (Therry Street), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1924	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1924	Greensburg, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1924	Fairmont, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	26 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1924. 1924 had 222 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1924-01-03: 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 50	187
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1