Weather Records on 3 January 1931

100 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1931. Highest significance: Lottering (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 January 1931

On 3 January 1931, 100 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 97 daily.
Lottering (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 3 January 1931.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

100 stations

100 station records on 3 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lottering (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Drift Sands (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.4 C (95.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-57.1 C (-70.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rocklands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-58.9 C (-74.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.1 C (-67.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.5 C (-51.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lapeer 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenfels	Germany	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Isakapally	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Afton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

100 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 19, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 43, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	19
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	43
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 97.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1931

Top 20 records on 3 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1931	Lottering (Bos), ZA	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1931	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Golspie (Ayrston), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Luz (Estacao), BR	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Peedamullah, AU	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Kiev, UA	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Drift Sands (Bos), ZA	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Alexandria (Pol), ZA	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Salisbury, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Mackay Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.4 C (95.7 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Bungonia (Inverary Park), AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Blagovescensk, RU	daily rain	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	New Hampton, US	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1931	Viljujsk, RU	daily low min	-57.1 C (-70.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	30 years	17 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1931. 1931 had 100 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	61
10 to 20	6
20 to 30	4
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1