Weather Records on 3 January 1994

902 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1994. Highest significance: Boutilimit, MR.

Key Facts for 3 January 1994

On 3 January 1994, 902 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
507 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 877 daily.
Boutilimit set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 3 January 1994.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

902 stations

902 station records on 3 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boutilimit	Mauritania	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pettibone	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ulaan-Gom	Mongolia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vernal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astolfo Dutra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.2 C (109.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Laurelton Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ambrose 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jimma	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hague	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
N Wilkesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hayling Island	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ntywenka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	161.7 mm (6.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hardwick	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bismarck 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	47.5 C (117.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Domingos Martins (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Sabaneta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Krokodilbrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enderlin 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus-Valley Crossing	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

902 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 317, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 101, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 3 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	317
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	101
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 3 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 877.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1994

Top 20 records on 3 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1994	Boutilimit, MR	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1994	Ibeka (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Canisteo 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Paintsville 1E, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Pettibone, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Manati 2 E, PR	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Mc Leod 3 E, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Ulaan-Gom, MN	monthly high max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	9.8 C (17.6 F)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Everett, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Tehachapi, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Fredericktown 4 S, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Vernal, US	daily high max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Astolfo Dutra, BR	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Buckeye Lake 1 N, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Wasco, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily high max	43.2 C (109.8 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1994	Laurelton Ctr, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	16 years	39 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1994. 1994 had 902 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	658
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1