Weather Records on 3 January 1952

587 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1952. Highest significance: Moscow U of I, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1952

On 3 January 1952, 587 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
167 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 577 daily.
Moscow U of I set a daily record snow depth of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 3 January 1952.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

587 stations

587 station records on 3 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berrings	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vernal	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Raton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Duchesne	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Catawba Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avalon Pleasure Pier	United States	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

587 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 96, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 94, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 35.

Records on 3 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	96
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	94
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	35

Records on 3 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 5, daily 577.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1952

Top 20 records on 3 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1952	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1952	Portales, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1952	St John's, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1952	St John's, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1952	Fraser, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1952	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1952	Hayden, US	all-time low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1952	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	2 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	190.5 cm (75.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1952	Johnson 11 ESE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	57 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1952	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1952	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1952	Roy, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1952	Astoria, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1 year	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1952	Ft Duchesne, US	daily low max	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1952	Berrings, ZA	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1952	Meeker, US	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	45 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1952	Lawrence, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	48 years	30 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1952. 1952 had 587 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	454
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	2