Weather Records on 3 January 2009

682 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2009. Highest significance: Donors Hill Station, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 2009

On 3 January 2009, 682 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
256 were record highs and 144 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 649 daily.
Donors Hill Station set a daily record precipitation of 204.0 mm (8.0 in) on 3 January 2009.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

682 stations

682 station records on 3 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rolla 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rosalia	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grantsville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Galata 16 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Audubon	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lands End Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cowan Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.0 mm (6.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benmara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crestview FAA/AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wondoola Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgonally Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ponza Island	Italy	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port of Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

682 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 171, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 3 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	171
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 3 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 27, daily 649.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

534 broken records

Margins by which the 534 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2009

Top 20 records on 3 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2009	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2009	Fosston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	76 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2009	Chester, US	monthly snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	103 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2009	Kaunas, LT	monthly rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	14 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2009	Rolla 1NE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	42 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2009	Harlem, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	13.8 cm (5.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2009	Rosalia, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Grantsville 2W, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Chester, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Galata 16 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	New Orleans Audubon, US	daily rain	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	18 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Lands End Station, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Nelia Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Verona, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Davenport, US	daily snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Intl Falls Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Conrad, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Valier, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2009	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	111 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2009. 2009 had 682 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 2009-01-03: 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 100	503
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1