Weather Records on 3 January 1969

516 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1969. Highest significance: Waipahu 750, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1969

On 3 January 1969, 516 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 486 daily.
Waipahu 750 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 231.1 mm (9.1 in) on 3 January 1969.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

516 stations

516 station records on 3 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paxton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kaneohe Mauka 781	United States	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Punaluu 884	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delungra (Pearsby Hall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winona	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ewa Plantation 741	United States	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Riachao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo 794	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 892	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kuujjuarapik A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strathaven (Tenterfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kemoo Camp 8 855	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gundlupet	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graman (Willowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Graman (Ulupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnebago	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bertrand	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

516 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 86, Highest daily minimum 45, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 3 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	86
Highest daily minimum	45
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 3 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

426 broken records

Margins by which the 426 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1969

Top 20 records on 3 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1969	Waipahu 750, US	monthly rain	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	52 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1969	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1969	Koolau Dam 833, US	daily rain	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Kahuku 912, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel), AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Paxton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Kaneohe Mauka 781, US	daily rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Delungra Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Punaluu 884, US	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Delungra (Pearsby Hall), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Ogies (Pol), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Winona, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Dayton 1 WSW, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Sioux Falls, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Charlevoix, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1969	Mitchell 2 N, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	41 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1969. 1969 had 516 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 100	390
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1