Weather Records on 3 January 1993

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1993. Highest significance: Monticello, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1993

On 3 January 1993, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
282 were record highs and 340 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 882 daily.
Monticello set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 3 January 1993.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

910 stations

910 station records on 3 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Boxelder 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Piper City	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Faith	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wenatchee	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hatch	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbrook	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.1 C (13.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Motul	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record snow depth	195.6 cm (77.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tavernier	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Termo 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Keno	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Partoun	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rapids Dam	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cagliari	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beowawe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Menard	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tularosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ahmadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boca	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 97, Lowest daily maximum 221, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 119, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 3 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	97
Lowest daily maximum	221
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	119
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 3 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 26, daily 882.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

744 broken records

Margins by which the 744 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1993

Top 20 records on 3 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1993	Monticello, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1993	Boxelder 3 NNE, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Callao, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	89 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Hobbs, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	71 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Piper City, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Huoshan, CN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Sisters, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Canberra Forestry, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Faith, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Wenatchee, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Saint Maries, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Beowawe, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Kisinev, MD	daily low max	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Siloam Springs 1E, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Milesville 5 NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Richfield, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Britton, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1993	Kanosh, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	71 years	38 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1993. 1993 had 910 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 1993-01-03: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	710
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	1