Weather Records on 3 January 1928

412 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1928. Highest significance: Buffalo, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1928

On 3 January 1928, 412 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
10 were record highs and 355 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 398 daily.
Buffalo set a daily record snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 3 January 1928.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

412 stations

412 station records on 3 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kosciusko	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jansenville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pimlico	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
St Augustine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

412 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 166, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 189, Heaviest daily rainfall 29, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 3 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	166
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	189
Heaviest daily rainfall	29
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 3 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 398.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 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 1928

Top 20 records on 3 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1928	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	13 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1928	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	75 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Warren (Eenaweena), AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Greensboro, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Alberni Beaver Creek, CA	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Union Springs 9 S, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Tallahassee, US	daily low max	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Houma, US	daily low max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Eustis 2 S, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Hammond, US	monthly low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	30 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Newport 1 NW, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Brinkley, US	daily low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	16 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	New Smyrna Beach, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	29 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Milledgeville, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1928	Kosciusko, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	32 years	21 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1928. 1928 had 412 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 50	333
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1