Weather Records on 3 January 1968

582 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1968. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1968

On 3 January 1968, 582 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 576 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 147.3 cm (58.0 in) on 3 January 1968.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

582 stations

582 station records on 3 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Dawson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Agra	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitesand Dam	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
London Locks	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rodinga Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Innis Plain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mattoon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland 1 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
High Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefonte 4 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cortez	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

582 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 93, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 3 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	93
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 3 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 576.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

493 broken records

Margins by which the 493 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1092.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1968

Top 20 records on 3 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1968	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1968	Dawson, CA	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	Agra, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-12.4 C (9.7 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	Ft Washakie 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	Tarcoola (Wilgena Dams), AU	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	71 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	El Dorado Goodwin Fld, US	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	Musquash, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona), AU	monthly rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	Louisville 1 E, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	Manchester, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	Fruitland, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	Emery, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1968	Bauple, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1968	Sveg, SE	daily low max	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1968	Durham, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1968	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1968	Whitesand Dam, CA	all-time low max	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1968	St George, CA	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	20 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1968	Szombathely, HU	daily low min	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	31 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1968. 1968 had 582 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 200	491
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1