Weather Records on 3 January 1943

508 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1943. Highest significance: Srivaikuntam, IN.

Key Facts for 3 January 1943

On 3 January 1943, 508 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 475 daily.
Srivaikuntam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 171.5 mm (6.8 in) on 3 January 1943.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

508 stations

508 station records on 3 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sattankulam	India	Record daily precipitation	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tirunelveli	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chinnar	India	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kadayanallur	India	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dindigul	India	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Radhapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manamathurai	India	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santhanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pollachi	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ko253Lpatti Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
East Lansing Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hoaeae Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Usilampatti	India	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aruppukottai	India	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kulasekarapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mahabalipuram Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arasadi	India	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pala	India	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Glenrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kayatnur	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatrapatti	India	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sringeri	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rayakottah	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

508 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 3 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 3 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 475.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

460 broken records

Margins by which the 460 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1943

Top 20 records on 3 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1943	Srivaikuntam, IN	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1943	Eureka, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1943	Sattankulam, IN	all-time rain	207.0 mm (8.1 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Tirunelveli, IN	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Beardsley, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Madurai, IN	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Tirumangalam, IN	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Chinnar, IN	daily rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Kadayanallur, IN	monthly rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Green Bay, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Burra 1, AU	monthly rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Dindigul, IN	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Willmar Wwtp, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Mount Forest, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Radhapuram, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Manamathurai, IN	daily rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Kanjirapally, IN	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Santhanpara, IN	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1943	Udumalpet, IN	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	46 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1943. 1943 had 508 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	402
50 to 100	46
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1