Weather Records on 3 January 2008

948 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2008. Highest significance: Vanceboro No 2, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 2008

On 3 January 2008, 948 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
147 were record highs and 626 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 910 daily.
Vanceboro No 2 set a daily record snowfall of 38.9 cm (15.3 in) on 3 January 2008.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

948 stations

948 station records on 3 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanceboro No 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tepeyahualco	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hacker Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bastrop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hokitika Aerodrome	New Zealand	Record high maximum temperature	30.7 C (87.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwillard Dashields L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bastia	France	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tlacualera	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bruneau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Rueda	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Tezoyo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Ayucan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tryon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huasca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blowing Rock 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heathlands National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gran Canal KM 27+250	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tehuantepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flamingo Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsfield Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Pedro de Los Baos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Venice	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Key West NAS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Tlalnepantla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cienega de Flores	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dunsmuir Trtmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haigler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

948 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 371, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 255, Heaviest daily rainfall 70, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 3 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	371
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	255
Heaviest daily rainfall	70
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 3 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 26, daily 910.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

703 broken records

Margins by which the 703 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2008

Top 20 records on 3 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2008	Vanceboro No 2, US	daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	27.5 cm (10.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Madison 3NNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Tepeyahualco, MX	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Hacker Valley, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Logan, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	White Sulphur Springs, US	daily low max	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Bastrop, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Banner Elk, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Hokitika Aerodrome, NZ	daily high max	30.7 C (87.3 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Delhi 2 SE, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Glenwillard Dashields L&D, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	56 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Mauston 1 SE, US	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Bastia, FR	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Tlacualera, MX	all-time low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	40 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Bruneau, US	monthly high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Francisco Rueda, MX	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2008	Amherst, US	daily low min	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	89 years	37 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 948 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 2026-10-17 (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	686
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1