Weather Records on 3 January 1954

370 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1954. Highest significance: Scone (Philip Street), AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1954

On 3 January 1954, 370 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
71 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 365 daily.
Scone (Philip Street) set a daily record precipitation of 74.9 mm (2.9 in) on 3 January 1954.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

370 stations

370 station records on 3 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Megan (the Mount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Windy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Yarrabah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doyles Creek (Wood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Highlands Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Botataboomen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glengallan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Bengalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Ghoolendaadi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Deeford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wowan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coolabunia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brown Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ulamambri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

370 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 365.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

311 broken records

Margins by which the 311 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1954

Top 20 records on 3 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1954	Scone (Philip Street), AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1954	Degilbo Rail STN, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Megan (the Mount), AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Fredrikstad (Sar), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Pine Ridge (Windy), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Merriwa (Cranbourne), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Baradine Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Gundy (Miller St), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Seymour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Coalstoun Lakes, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Willow Tree (Yarrabah), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Truro Nsac, CA	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	The Wilgas, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1954	Mahone Bay, CA	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	38 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1954. 1954 had 370 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 20	238
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1