Weather Records on 3 January 2004

1,406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2004. Highest significance: Kaneohe 838.1, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 2004

On 3 January 2004, 1,406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
987 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 75 monthly and 1,326 daily.
Kaneohe 838.1 set a daily record precipitation of 124.2 mm (4.9 in) on 3 January 2004.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 485 records.

Record Map

1,406 stations

1,406 station records on 3 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kaneohe 838.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rock Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mauna Loa 511	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waiehu Camp 484	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waimanalo Exp F 795.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Guffey 10 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Norwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marysvale	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waihee Vly 482	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
UNIV of Hawaii 713	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hansboro 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.9 C (91.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hendersonville 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,406 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 536, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 451, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 169, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 3 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	536
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	451
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	169
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 3 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 75, daily 1,326.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,014 broken records

Margins by which the 1,014 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2004

Top 20 records on 3 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2004	Kaneohe 838.1, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2004	Beowawe, US	all-time rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	53 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2004	Kimberley, ZA	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2004	Rock Springs, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2004	Garden Valley, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Manti, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Molokai Kaunakakai Molokai AP, US	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Mauna Loa 511, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Rison, US	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Montrose #2, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Kahului AP, US	daily rain	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Marysvale, US	all-time snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Clarksville Wwtp, US	monthly high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Circleville, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	61 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Waiehu Camp 484, US	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Dixon Wwtp, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Valley Park, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Waimanalo Exp F 795.1, US	daily rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Guffey 10 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2004	Silverton, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	47 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2004. 2004 had 1,406 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 50	935
50 to 100	40
100 to 150	23
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1