Weather Records on 3 January 1957

177 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1957. Highest significance: Cooktown Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1957

On 3 January 1957, 177 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
30 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 175 daily.
Cooktown Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 274.6 mm (10.8 in) on 3 January 1957.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

177 stations

177 station records on 3 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Archer Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baheri	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Sidi El Mesri	Libya	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Adams	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Quipolly Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Guerrero (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frazer	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Grant	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wasa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenelg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hermanas	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Bando)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charduar	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Allakaket	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mulgrave Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Patagonia #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

177 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 27.

Records on 3 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 175.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 188.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1957

Top 20 records on 3 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1957	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1957	Archer Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1957	Virden, CA	daily low min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1957	Nominingue, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1957	Millaa Millaa Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	43 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Mossman South Alchera Drive, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Gore Bay, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Baheri, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Boschkloof, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Kellogg, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	50 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Wasa, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	22 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Sloan 3 S, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	50 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Rooiberg, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Bedford, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	53 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1957	Tripoli Sidi El Mesri, LY	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	38 years	22 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1957. 1957 had 177 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 25	117
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1