Weather Records on 3 January 1951

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1951. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1951

On 3 January 1951, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
101 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 451 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 3 January 1951.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 3 January 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moorhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mayfield 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stoneville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 248, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 3 January 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	248
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 3 January 1951 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 451.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 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 1951

Top 20 records on 3 January 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1951	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Coleman, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Coleman, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Lucknow, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Cleveland, US	monthly rain	129.8 mm (5.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Holly Springs 2 N, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Booneville, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Haugan 1 W, US	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Greenville 6 N, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Dickson, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Kommissiepoort, ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Helena, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Moorhead, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1951	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	39 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1951. 1951 had 459 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	360
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1