Weather Records on 3 January 1930

160 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1930. Highest significance: Haparanda, SE.

Key Facts for 3 January 1930

On 3 January 1930, 160 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
85 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 159 daily.
Haparanda set a daily record precipitation of 25.2 mm (1.0 in) on 3 January 1930.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

160 stations

160 station records on 3 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dontsa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gallivare_A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Thornborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.4 C (-37.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gigoomgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Esk Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Takoma Park # 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Turners Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

160 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 57, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	57
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 159.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

132 broken records

Margins by which the 132 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1930

Top 20 records on 3 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1930	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1930	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1930	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1930	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1930	Graaff Reinet, ZA	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1930	Middelwater, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Perth Regional Office, AU	daily high min	24.8 C (76.6 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Kingstree, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Dontsa, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Nicosia, CY	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	5 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Sogndal - Selseng, NO	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Pakri, EE	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Karesuando, SE	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Gallivare_A, SE	daily rain	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	7 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Holmogadd A, SE	daily rain	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1930	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	19 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1930. 1930 had 160 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	115
10 to 20	9
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	0
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	1