Weather Records on 3 January 2005

1,157 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2005. Highest significance: Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 2005

On 3 January 2005, 1,157 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
603 were record highs and 66 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 74 monthly and 1,077 daily.
Pauls Valley 4 WSW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 96.5 mm (3.8 in) on 3 January 2005.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,157 stations

1,157 station records on 3 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Greenview	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Olney	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Antelope	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham 3NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Valliant 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverhead R/S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mulatos (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Estrella	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Okemah	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wister 3S	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bowie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Konawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bay City Wtr Wks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandnas	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wittmann 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.5 C (90.5 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carlyle Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vera	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Langley	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elsberry 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wewoka 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie Delaware Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tuskahoma	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,157 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 397, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 462, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 3 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	397
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	462
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 3 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 74, daily 1,077.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

895 broken records

Margins by which the 895 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2005

Top 20 records on 3 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2005	Pauls Valley 4 WSW, US	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2005	Sallisaw 2 NW, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2005	Talkeetna AP, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2005	Lebec, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2005	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	107 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2005	Ardmore, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2005	Honey Grove, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2005	Greenview, US	all-time snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Olney, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Union, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Antelope, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Bonham 3NNE, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Paris, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Amity, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	98 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Valliant 3 W, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Beaverhead R/S, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Mulatos (Smn), MX	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Atoka, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2005	Bishop AP, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	13 years	49 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2005. 2005 had 1,157 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 2005-01-03: 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 50	880
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1