Weather Records on 3 January 1955

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1955. Highest significance: Rustplaats, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 January 1955

On 3 January 1955, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 437 daily.
Rustplaats set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 3 January 1955.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 3 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rustplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enid	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Searchlight	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cengcane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Larned	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Okeene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kriel (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jetmore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.1 C (104.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Norwich	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vigas	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 66, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 3 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	66
Lowest daily maximum	5
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 3 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

352 broken records

Margins by which the 352 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1955

Top 20 records on 3 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1955	Rustplaats, ZA	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1955	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1955	Midland 4 ENE, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1955	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	67 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1955	Enid, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Pratt 3NW, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Searchlight, US	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Duri, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	59 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Greensburg, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	47 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Cengcane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	59 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Perpignan, FR	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GL	daily high max	5.3 C (41.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Holly, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Horton, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	45 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Larned, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Liberal, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1955	Okeene, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	32 years	26 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1955. 1955 had 443 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	335
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1