Weather Records on 3 January 1936

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1936. Highest significance: W Chester 2 NW, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1936

On 3 January 1936, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
122 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 376 daily.
W Chester 2 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 86.6 mm (3.4 in) on 3 January 1936.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 3 January 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dras	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cream Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware Cy Reedy Poin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Galaquil East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem Lehigh UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matamoras	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dover	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia Shawmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 3 January 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 3 January 1936 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 28, daily 376.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

351 broken records

Margins by which the 351 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1936

Top 20 records on 3 January 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1936	W Chester 2 NW, US	monthly rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1936	Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DE	monthly rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Gardiner, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Dras, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Cream Hill, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Flemington 5 NNW, US	monthly rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Worcester, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Lewiston, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Trenton 2, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Louisburg, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Delaware Cy Reedy Poin, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Bar Harbor 3 NW, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Storrs, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Orono, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Franklin, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Galaquil East, AU	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1936	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1936. 1936 had 404 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	342
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1