Weather Records on 3 January 1985

739 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1985. Highest significance: Kerang (Meran Downs), AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1985

On 3 January 1985, 739 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 703 daily.
Kerang (Meran Downs) set a daily record precipitation of 61.4 mm (2.4 in) on 3 January 1985.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

739 stations

739 station records on 3 January 1985 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1985: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kerang (Meran Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Oskarshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wewahitchka	United States	Record daily precipitation	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bastrop	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Luling	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Vestmannaeyjar	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Natchitoches	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brazos	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tewantin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.7 C (99.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Belleview 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bullyard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Ox	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sterlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jeddo 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
John H Kerr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toolangi (Mount St Leonard Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Groveton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.8 C (-39.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dumas	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lascelles	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandbackshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Keo	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

739 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1985 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 84, Deepest snow cover 89.

Records on 3 January 1985 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	84
Deepest snow cover	89

Records on 3 January 1985 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 30, daily 703.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

621 broken records

Margins by which the 621 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1985

Top 20 records on 3 January 1985 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1985	Kerang (Meran Downs), AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	81 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1985	Oskarshamn, SE	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1985	Wewahitchka, US	monthly rain	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1985	Bastrop, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1985	Monticello Muni AP, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	16 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1985	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	90 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Eastman 1 W, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Waynesboro 2 S, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Boerne, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	86 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Batesburg, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Ruston la Tech, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Moscow, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Thomasville 7 NE, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Hernando, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1985	Luling, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	47 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 1985

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1985. 1985 had 739 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	543
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1