Weather Records on 3 January 1962

802 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1962. Highest significance: Fort Simpson, CA.

Key Facts for 3 January 1962

On 3 January 1962, 802 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
550 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 772 daily.
Fort Simpson set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 3 January 1962.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

802 stations

802 station records on 3 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Katanning Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Davidson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eudamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Noggerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lourensgeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

802 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 301, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 249, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 3 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	301
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	249
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 3 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

641 broken records

Margins by which the 641 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1962

Top 20 records on 3 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1962	Fort Simpson, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1962	Virden, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1962	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily low min	-8.1 C (17.4 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	94 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1962	Birtle, CA	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Birtle, CA	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Fort Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Novorossijsk, RU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Katanning Comparison, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Basel Binningen, CH	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Davidson, CA	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Bidyadanga, AU	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Regina Cda, CA	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1962	Eudamullah, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1962	Whitewood, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1962	Morden, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1962	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1962	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	0 years	33 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1962. 1962 had 802 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	613
50 to 100	14
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1