Weather Records on 3 January 1984

983 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1984. Highest significance: Rankins Springs, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1984

On 3 January 1984, 983 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
364 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 956 daily.
Rankins Springs set a daily record precipitation of 60.5 mm (2.4 in) on 3 January 1984.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

983 stations

983 station records on 3 January 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Weabonga (Monomeeth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pierces Creek Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cuimato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Unity	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portland (Jamieson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cythera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riddarhyttan	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valenca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.8 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Firth	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Birregurra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Loreto	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Las Cruces	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Castillos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Estanzuela	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jerecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hoopeston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dodge	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

983 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 94, Highest daily minimum 161, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Deepest snow cover 174.

Records on 3 January 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	94
Highest daily minimum	161
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	174

Records on 3 January 1984 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 956.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

798 broken records

Margins by which the 798 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1984

Top 20 records on 3 January 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1984	Rankins Springs, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1984	Academy 2NE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Clearwater, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Kasilof 3 NW, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Beulah, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Kelly Rch, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Raipur, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	82 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Waltershausen, DE	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Lithgow (Birdwood St), AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Weabonga (Monomeeth), AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Randle 1 E, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Tangorin, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Goonoo Goonoo Station, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Pierces Creek Forestry, AU	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Callao, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Mansfield (Post Office), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	70 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Wick, GB	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1984	Elma, US	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	43 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1984. 1984 had 983 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 1984-01-03: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 January 1984
Margin	Records
0 to 100	749
100 to 200	35
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1