Weather Records on 3 January 1975

710 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1975. Highest significance: Kynnersley, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1975

On 3 January 1975, 710 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 685 daily.
Kynnersley set a daily record precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 3 January 1975.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

710 stations

710 station records on 3 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Corinda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ewan Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ripley	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Quilberry Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dillingham FAA AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rewan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winton (Nioka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackheath (Lawrence St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bge C Lac Chateauvert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.8 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winnibigoshish Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mantuan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

710 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 283, Heaviest daily snowfall 135, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 3 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	283
Heaviest daily snowfall	135
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 3 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

622 broken records

Margins by which the 622 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1975

Top 20 records on 3 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1975	Kynnersley, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Corinda, AU	daily rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Hastings Dam 2, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Kenai AP, US	all-time low max	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Corning, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Charles City, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Ewan Plains Station, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Jericho Store, AU	daily rain	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Rockwell City, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Ft Ripley, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Pawnee City, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Yantabulla (Brindingabba), AU	daily rain	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	77 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Barcaldine Post Office, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Quilberry Station, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1975	Dillingham FAA AP, US	all-time low max	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	42 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1975. 1975 had 710 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	570
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1