Weather Records on 3 January 1989

740 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1989. Highest significance: Paakea 350, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1989

On 3 January 1989, 740 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
406 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 718 daily.
Paakea 350 set a daily record precipitation of 363.2 mm (14.3 in) on 3 January 1989.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

740 stations

740 station records on 3 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paakea 350	United States	Record daily precipitation	363.2 mm (14.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Reivilo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Naco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lupi Upper 442	United States	Record daily precipitation	584.2 mm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao Do Castelo (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sonoita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dugway	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postmasburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Island Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sulitjelma	Norway	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ufa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Airi (Rochedo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa (Ffcc)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rookwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tonichi	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Downieville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Madero	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Sebastian 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Snowhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olyfenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lerik	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailiili 436	United States	Record daily precipitation	476.0 mm (18.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atenguillo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yautepec	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sotchi	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keanae 346	United States	Record daily precipitation	373.4 mm (14.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pecos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nambucca Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

740 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 3 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 3 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 22, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

584 broken records

Margins by which the 584 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1989

Top 20 records on 3 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1989	Paakea 350, US	daily rain	363.2 mm (14.3 in)	257.8 mm (10.1 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Reivilo, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Naco, MX	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Lupi Upper 442, US	monthly rain	584.2 mm (23.0 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Island Park, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Conceicao Do Castelo (Dnos), BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Sonoita, MX	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Ai-Petri, UA	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	85 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Grand Marais, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Dugway, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Postmasburg, ZA	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Island Park, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Santa Gertrudes, BR	daily rain	93.9 mm (3.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Sulitjelma, NO	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Capitan, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1989	Ufa, RU	daily low min	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	37 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1989. 1989 had 740 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	559
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1