Weather Records on 3 January 1991

1,077 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1991. Highest significance: Sovetskaja Gavan, RU.

Key Facts for 3 January 1991

On 3 January 1991, 1,077 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
509 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 38 monthly and 1,032 daily.
Sovetskaja Gavan set a monthly record daily precipitation of 41.7 mm (1.6 in) on 3 January 1991.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,077 stations

1,077 station records on 3 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Luling	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Oxford Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tengchong	China	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.5 mm (7.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gonzales 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waelder 7 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simusir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.6 mm (8.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Martinez de la Torre (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eungella National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flatonia 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zapotitlan de Mendez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.6 C (103.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Luxembourg Airport	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Cheetham Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.4 mm (6.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans D P S 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Catemaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jewett	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huahuaxtla (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Houston-Westbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Calmus	Luxembourg	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Club Crocodile Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	213.0 mm (8.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coldspring 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Round Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.6 mm (6.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weiskirchen/Saar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,077 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 308, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 3 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	308
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 3 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 38, daily 1,032.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

928 broken records

Margins by which the 928 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1991

Top 20 records on 3 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1991	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1991	Luling, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1991	Robe Comparison, AU	all-time high min	26.0 C (78.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1991	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	90.5 mm (3.6 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1991	Oxford Downs, AU	monthly rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1991	Tengchong, CN	monthly rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	6 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Nhill, AU	all-time high min	28.4 C (83.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Blanco, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Tierawoomba, AU	monthly rain	197.5 mm (7.8 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Gonzales 2S, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Smithville, US	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Catemaco (Cfe), MX	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Waelder 7 S, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Farleigh Co-Op Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Simusir, RU	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	204.6 mm (8.1 in)	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Manbulloo, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Usta 8 WNW Kelly Rch, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1991	Columbus, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1991. 1991 had 1,077 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	895
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1