Weather Records on 3 January 1971

1,280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1971. Highest significance: Crete 4ESE, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1971

On 3 January 1971, 1,280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
104 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 89 monthly and 1,174 daily.
Crete 4ESE set a monthly record daily snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 3 January 1971.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,280 stations

1,280 station records on 3 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kirksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln College View	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Natoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Cygne 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe Radio Kchi	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Aledo	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cottonwood Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shenandoah	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Garber	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,280 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 74, Lowest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 496, Heaviest daily snowfall 362, Deepest snow cover 108.

Records on 3 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	74
Lowest daily maximum	114
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	496
Heaviest daily snowfall	362
Deepest snow cover	108

Records on 3 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 89, daily 1,174.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,118 broken records

Margins by which the 1,118 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1971

Top 20 records on 3 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1971	Crete 4ESE, US	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Geneseo, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Clinton #1, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Jefferson, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Monroe City, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	75 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Fall Rvr Lake, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Atlantic 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Kirksville, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Columbus Junction, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Webster City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Augusta, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Longmont 2 ESE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Grenola 1 N, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Yates Ctr, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Lincoln College View, US	monthly rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1971	Syracuse, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1971. 1971 had 1,280 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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Data for records on 1971-01-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,010
100 to 200	88
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1