Weather Records on 3 January 1956

188 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1956. Highest significance: Onda, IN.

Key Facts for 3 January 1956

On 3 January 1956, 188 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 186 daily.
Onda set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 3 January 1956.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

188 stations

188 station records on 3 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Onda	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Luluigui	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lillooet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kulu	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ibiapina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bumping Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liveringa Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Piracuruca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	137.0 cm (53.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wells	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fauquier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jackvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maly Uzen'	Russia	Record daily precipitation	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salon	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Anderson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-20.1 C (-4.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

188 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 3 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 3 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 186.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

144 broken records

Margins by which the 144 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1956

Top 20 records on 3 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1956	Onda, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1956	Nespelem 2 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1956	Antenor Navarro, BR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	73.3 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1956	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	62 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1956	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1956	Luluigui, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1956	Lillooet, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Forestburg 4 NNE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Kulu, IN	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Newry, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Ibiapina, BR	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Bumping Lake, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Fauquier, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Liveringa Upper, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Pitea, SE	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	62 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Prineville, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	53 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Drevja, NO	daily snow depth	102.0 cm (40.2 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	28 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1956	Mayaguez City, PR	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	45 years	24 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1956. 1956 had 188 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 50	131
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1