Weather Records on 3 January 1999

1,568 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 1999. Highest significance: Albion, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 1999

On 3 January 1999, 1,568 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
218 were record highs and 230 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,483 daily.
Albion set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 3 January 1999.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

1,568 stations

1,568 station records on 3 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Waukegan	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Riverhead Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thangool Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Herman	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Floyd 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Reynolds Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moweaqua 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Champion van Riper Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laguardia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jfk Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lynxville Dam 9	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stamford 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,568 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 137, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 81, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 625, Heaviest daily snowfall 307, Deepest snow cover 188.

Records on 3 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	137
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	81
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	625
Heaviest daily snowfall	307
Deepest snow cover	188

Records on 3 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 67, daily 1,483.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,347 broken records

Margins by which the 1,347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 558.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 1999

Top 20 records on 3 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 1999	Albion, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23.8 cm (9.4 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 January 1999	Coldwater St School, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1999	Lockport 2SE, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1999	Three Rivers, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1999	Alma, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1999	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	84 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1999	Jacksonville 2E, US	monthly snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1999	Pontiac, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1999	Hillsdale, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1999	Wheatfield, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1999	Wheatfield, US	daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	47 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1999	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	154 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 1999	Waukegan, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1999	Wapello, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1999	Hillsdale, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1999	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	52 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1999	Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1999	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1999	Ft Madison, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 1999	Gouverneur 3 NW, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	57 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1999. 1999 had 1,568 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 1999-01-03: 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	1,221
100 to 200	91
200 to 300	33
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1