Weather Records on 3 January 2003

981 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2003. Highest significance: Hunsruck, DE.

Key Facts for 3 January 2003

On 3 January 2003, 981 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
560 were record highs and 264 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 968 daily.
Hunsruck set a monthly record daily precipitation of 43.7 mm (1.7 in) on 3 January 2003.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

981 stations

981 station records on 3 January 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hunsruck	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Voru	Estonia	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blasillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canisteo 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Malsburg-Marzell-Friedrichshei	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
California	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saverton L&D 22	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	15.5 C (59.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riggins	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Dam 21	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Emblem	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Orje	Norway	Record snow depth	63.0 cm (24.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kentland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottage Grove Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hazelton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Danner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Milford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
O'Neill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

981 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 313, Lowest daily maximum 148, Highest daily minimum 247, Lowest daily minimum 116, Heaviest daily rainfall 101, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 3 January 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	313
Lowest daily maximum	148
Highest daily minimum	247
Lowest daily minimum	116
Heaviest daily rainfall	101
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 3 January 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 968.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

773 broken records

Margins by which the 773 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 310.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2003

Top 20 records on 3 January 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2003	Hunsruck, DE	monthly rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2003	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Voru, EE	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Toms River, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Biskra, DZ	monthly high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	121 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Laghouat, DZ	daily high max	25.5 C (77.9 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	96 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Blasillo, MX	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Clinton, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Binghamton, US	daily snowfall	43.9 cm (17.3 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Elwood, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Canisteo 1 SW, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Malsburg-Marzell-Friedrichshei, DE	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	California, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Saverton L&D 22, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Agate 3 E, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Beaver City, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high max	15.5 C (59.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2003	Riggins, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	102 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2003. 2003 had 981 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	747
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1