Weather Records on 3 January 1946

171 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1946. Highest significance: Eucla, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1946

On 3 January 1946, 171 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 170 daily.
Eucla set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 3 January 1946.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

171 stations

171 station records on 3 January 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ubajara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Sir Samuel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Taua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cooarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yundamindra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uruque	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgorong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pindathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Magnet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Quiteria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.1 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.1 C (113.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dumas	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Visalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waxahachie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Challa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lawlers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Springville Tule Hd	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine River 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Westbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Manavi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pedras de Abelhas (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

171 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 90, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 3 January 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	90
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 3 January 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1946

Top 20 records on 3 January 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1946	Eucla, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1946	Aberfoyle, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1946	Ubajara, BR	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1946	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1946	Cococi, BR	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Farias Brito, BR	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Laverton, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Mount Sir Samuel, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Greenmount Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	46 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Taua, BR	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Socorro, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Cooarra, AU	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Greenough, AU	daily rain	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	63 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1946	Dongara, AU	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	61 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1946. 1946 had 171 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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Data for records on 1946-01-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	137
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1