Weather Records on 3 January 2001

1,385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2001. Highest significance: Charlotte, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 2001

On 3 January 2001, 1,385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
394 were record highs and 559 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 1,353 daily.
Charlotte set a daily record snow depth of 58.4 cm (23.0 in) on 3 January 2001.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,385 stations

1,385 station records on 3 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Charlotte	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Roma Ciampino	Italy	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchetown Lock 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Polson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pampa #2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Galga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guttenberg L&D 10	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Princeville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Milford Gm Proving Ground	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingstree	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chenoa	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Two Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Agalega	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Amarillo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bogucany	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-48.8 C (-55.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wakamatsu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,385 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 219, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 340, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 303.

Records on 3 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	219
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	340
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	303

Records on 3 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 21, daily 1,353.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,050 broken records

Margins by which the 1,050 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2001

Top 20 records on 3 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2001	Charlotte, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2001	Roma Ciampino, IT	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Snowshoe Lake, US	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Sunnyside - Lund 31S, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Eaton Rapids, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Blackville 3 W, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Blanchetown Lock 1, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Oswego 1 N, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Nashville, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Polson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Gustavus, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Aginskoe, RU	all-time low max	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Wertsville 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Pampa #2, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Galga, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Santa Barbara, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Guttenberg L&D 10, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2001	Orland, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	42 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2001. 2001 had 1,385 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	973
100 to 200	59
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1