Weather Records on 3 January 1959

861 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1959. Highest significance: Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1959

On 3 January 1959, 861 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 511 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 851 daily.
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde set a daily record precipitation of 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 3 January 1959.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

861 stations

861 station records on 3 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Cedars	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ione	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolatai (Willunga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladysvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Macrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

861 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 359, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 85, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 3 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	359
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	85
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 3 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 6, daily 851.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

711 broken records

Margins by which the 711 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1959

Top 20 records on 3 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1959	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Warwick Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	The Cedars, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Cooyar Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Wakeeney, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Amamoor Forestry, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Telegraph Point (Farrawells Ro, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Ione, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Spring Bluff Railway STN, AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Gowrie Junction, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Harrisville Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Maryland, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Coolatai (Willunga), AU	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	all-time low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Nyngan (Mudall), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Buffalo, US	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	19.5 C (35.1 F)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1959	Gladysvale, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	39 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 861 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	614
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	29
60 to 80	10
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	3
140 to 160	1