Weather Records on 3 January 1950

2,025 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1950. Highest significance: Casey, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1950

On 3 January 1950, 2,025 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,044 were record highs and 598 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,921 daily.
Casey set a daily record precipitation of 88.9 mm (3.5 in) on 3 January 1950.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 482 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 3 January 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Maumee	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba Island 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bluffton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quinault Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goderich	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Concrete Ppl Fish STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,025 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 436, Lowest daily maximum 301, Highest daily minimum 608, Lowest daily minimum 297, Heaviest daily rainfall 286, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 3 January 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	436
Lowest daily maximum	301
Highest daily minimum	608
Lowest daily minimum	297
Heaviest daily rainfall	286
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 3 January 1950 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 88, daily 1,921.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,709 broken records

Margins by which the 1,709 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1950

Top 20 records on 3 January 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1950	Casey, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1950	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Pana, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Salamonia, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Gore Bay, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Ft Wayne Maumee, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Eldon, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Effingham 3SW, US	monthly rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Muncie 4 SE, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Buffelshoek, ZA	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Waterloo 6SW, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Catawba Island 1 SW, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Paulding, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Greenville, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Allegan 5NE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Mt Vernon 3 SW, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Edgeley 3WNW, US	all-time snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Bluffton Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1950	Phelps, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1950. 1950 had 2,025 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	1,679
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1