Weather Records on 3 January 1934

208 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1934. Highest significance: Alva 1W, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1934

On 3 January 1934, 208 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 204 daily.
Alva 1W set a daily record precipitation of 33.3 mm (1.3 in) on 3 January 1934.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

208 stations

208 station records on 3 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eidsvold Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karnah	India	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waco	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (White Swamp (Ede	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson River	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Rocks	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Blinkbonnie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

208 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 204.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

179 broken records

Margins by which the 179 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 82.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1934

Top 20 records on 3 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1934	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Anthony, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Durant, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	McPherson, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Eidsvold Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Sherman, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Emu Creek, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Kerrville, US	monthly rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Karnah, IN	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Kingfisher, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1934	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1934	Llano, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1934	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1934	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1934	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1934	Hallettsville 2 N, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	29 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1934. 1934 had 208 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	142
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1