Weather Records on 3 January 1929

58 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1929. Highest significance: Turkestan, KZ.

Key Facts for 3 January 1929

On 3 January 1929, 58 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 56 daily.
Turkestan set a daily record precipitation of 26.6 mm (1.0 in) on 3 January 1929.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

58 stations

58 station records on 3 January 1929 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1929: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Breeza (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Battle Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Watford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-1.9 C (28.6 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Teriberka	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

58 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1929 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 28, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 January 1929 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	28
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 January 1929 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 56.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

49 broken records

Margins by which the 49 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1929

Top 20 records on 3 January 1929 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1929	Turkestan, KZ	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1929	Canon City, US	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Hvar, HR	daily high max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Kazalinsk, KZ	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	10 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Emporium 1 E, US	monthly rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Faulkton, US	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	34 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Portage Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	6 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Simferopol, UA	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Sedan, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	21 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Bloomsbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	daily high min	2.0 C (35.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	38 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Breeza (Main Street), AU	daily rain	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	25 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Watford, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	23 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Haparanda, SE	daily high max	4.2 C (39.6 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	38 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Jokkmokk, SE	daily high max	5.3 C (41.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	38 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Ashley, US	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	35 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1929	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	10 years	14 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 1929

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1929. 1929 had 58 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	39
20 to 40	5
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1