Weather Records on 3 January 1935

249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1935. Highest significance: Savanne, CA.

Key Facts for 3 January 1935

On 3 January 1935, 249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 245 daily.
Savanne set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 3 January 1935.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

249 stations

249 station records on 3 January 1935 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1935: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Savanne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garu	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toorak	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurangabad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Weeaproinah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Purple Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheohar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ghosi	India	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patna Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bikram	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deo	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Balumath	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lesliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Latehar	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bihar	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhore(Borch)	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soraon	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gysinge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zamana	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

249 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1935 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 January 1935 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 January 1935 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1935

Top 20 records on 3 January 1935 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1935	Savanne, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1935	Savanne, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1935	Arwal, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1935	Bhagalpur, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1935	Lohar-Daga, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1935	Garu, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1935	Toorak, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Aurangabad, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	66 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Weeaproinah, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Cassilis Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Sarna, SE	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	0 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Rutherglen, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Binnaway (Hawthorne), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Tewantin Post Office, AU	daily low min	8.1 C (46.6 F)	4.7 C (8.5 F)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Mahul Pnulpur, IN	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	34 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Bathurst, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Woomera (Purple Downs), AU	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily rain	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1935	Sheohar, IN	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	20 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 1935

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1935. 1935 had 249 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	229
50 to 100	2
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1