Weather Records on 3 January 1948

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1948. Highest significance: Gunnaur, IN.

Key Facts for 3 January 1948

On 3 January 1948, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 443 daily.
Gunnaur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 65.3 mm (2.6 in) on 3 January 1948.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 3 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sahaswan	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sohana	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jerusalem St. Anne	Israel	Record daily precipitation	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orai	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bisauli	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pasan	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bulandshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sambhal	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nandoura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ambah	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 279, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 3 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	279
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 3 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 19, daily 443.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

409 broken records

Margins by which the 409 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 800.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1948

Top 20 records on 3 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1948	Gunnaur, IN	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1948	Sahaswan, IN	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1948	Sohana, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Maudeha, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Jerusalem St. Anne, IL	daily rain	106.5 mm (4.2 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	monthly rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Orai, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Bisauli, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Pasan, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Bulandshahr, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Port Jervis, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Kasganj, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	New Delhi/Safdarjun, IN	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Dayanathpur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Regensburg, DE	monthly high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Harpur, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Banderlierkop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1948	Budaun, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	36 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1948. 1948 had 462 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	401
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1