Weather Records on 3 January 1926

268 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1926. Highest significance: Walgett (Dungalear), AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1926

On 3 January 1926, 268 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 260 daily.
Walgett (Dungalear) set a daily record precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 3 January 1926.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

268 stations

268 station records on 3 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Doreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dirranbandi High School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enngonia (Morton Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mungindi (Cambo Cambo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Welbon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lenox	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Loup City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denison	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maryville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

268 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 260.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 70.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1926

Top 20 records on 3 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1926	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1926	Doreen, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1926	Dirranbandi High School, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1926	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1926	Cubbaroo, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Berlin-Dahlem, DE	monthly rain	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Camboon Station, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Enngonia (Morton Plains), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Collarenebri (Dunumbral), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Mungindi (Cambo Cambo), AU	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Walma, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Garah (Welbon), AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Pushmataha, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Yantabulla (Brindingabba), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1926	Cobar (Lerida), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	24 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1926. 1926 had 268 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 10	163
10 to 20	39
20 to 30	16
30 to 40	8
40 to 50	3
50 to 60	3
60 to 70	2