Weather Records on 3 January 1945

148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1945. Highest significance: Atlin, CA.

Key Facts for 3 January 1945

On 3 January 1945, 148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
7 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 145 daily.
Atlin set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 3 January 1945.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

148 stations

148 station records on 3 January 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Atlin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Atlin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murarrie Road Csiro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ageon	India	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Audubon	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Badplaas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dum Dooma /Sookerating Aab	India	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sirohi	India	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tharad	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Caruthersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quixeramobim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottumwa 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Flahult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yandeearra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wahoo	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Ipaguassu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Iraucuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mandvi	India	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Baroda	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	101.0 cm (39.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

148 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 62, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 3 January 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	62
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 3 January 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

119 broken records

Margins by which the 119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1945

Top 20 records on 3 January 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1945	Atlin, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1945	Atlin, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1945	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1945	Wilton, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1945	Millstream, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1945	Sion, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1945	Rapelje, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Robe Comparison, AU	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	53 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Murarrie Road Csiro, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily low min	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Strelley, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Emporium 1 E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Ageon, IN	monthly rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	15 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Gunnison 3SW, US	monthly high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Audubon, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	39 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Emsdale, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low min	2.3 C (36.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1945	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	22 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1945. 1945 had 148 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 100	114
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1