Weather Records on 3 January 2010

1,337 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2010. Highest significance: First Connecticut Lake, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 2010

On 3 January 2010, 1,337 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
188 were record highs and 621 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 15 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,254 daily.
First Connecticut Lake set a daily record snowfall of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 3 January 2010.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,337 stations

1,337 station records on 3 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Union Juarez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.1 cm (21.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dungog Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weeping Water	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Onaga	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dronten	Netherlands	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Klazienaveen	Netherlands	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Presque Isle	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grayling	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corinna	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moab	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackman	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moothandella Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Chimalapa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,337 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 442, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 179, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 274.

Records on 3 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	442
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	179
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	274

Records on 3 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 15, monthly 68, daily 1,254.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,033 broken records

Margins by which the 1,033 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2010

Top 20 records on 3 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2010	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	91 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2010	Greeley, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2010	Mason City, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2010	Union Juarez, MX	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Fulton, US	monthly snowfall	55.1 cm (21.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	91 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Lyons River, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Burlington Junction, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Auburn 5 ESE, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Sviland, NO	daily snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Gallatin 1W, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Dungog Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Brassua Dam, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Eastport, US	all-time snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Weeping Water, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Onaga, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Burlington Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Phelps, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Moosehead, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2010	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	115 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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2010. 2010 had 1,337 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 2010-01-03: 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	908
50 to 100	80
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1