Weather Records on 3 January 1958

326 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1958. Highest significance: The Downs, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 January 1958

On 3 January 1958, 326 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 316 daily.
The Downs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 201.0 mm (7.9 in) on 3 January 1958.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

326 stations

326 station records on 3 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sachor	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Everglades	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kuppam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gleniffer	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Darr River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maasbult	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Glade	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Punta Gorda	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grimsby	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

326 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 41, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	41
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 316.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

274 broken records

Margins by which the 274 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 118.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1958

Top 20 records on 3 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1958	The Downs, ZA	monthly rain	201.0 mm (7.9 in)	101.7 mm (4.0 in)	24 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1958	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Clayoquot, CA	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Shahpura, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Sachor, IN	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Haenertsburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Ft Pierce, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Fellsmere 7 SSW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Albilbah, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	137.5 mm (5.4 in)	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Groblersplaas, ZA	all-time rain	195.0 mm (7.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Homestead Exp STN, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Merensky (Skl), ZA	daily rain	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Bangarpet, IN	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Kubusie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Schelm, ZA	monthly rain	172.5 mm (6.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Everglades, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1958	Kuppam, IN	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1958. 1958 had 326 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	230
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3