Weather Records on 3 January 2011

681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2011. Highest significance: Hamelin Station, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 2011

On 3 January 2011, 681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 212 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 643 daily.
Hamelin Station set a monthly record daily precipitation of 87.0 mm (3.4 in) on 3 January 2011.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

681 stations

681 station records on 3 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hamelin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Konigshofen	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tangadee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yaringa Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carrington 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Amargosa Farms-Garey	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cordova AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Muggon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrov	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rastatt	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Simmern-Wahlbach	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Altgeringswalde	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waltershausen	Germany	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ignacio Lopez Rayon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chernjaevo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.1 C (1.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eslohe	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Poplars	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Clere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Indus 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.8 mm (6.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Callagiddy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aue	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

681 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 111, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 161.

Records on 3 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	111
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	161

Records on 3 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 643.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

517 broken records

Margins by which the 517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 940.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2011

Top 20 records on 3 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2011	Hamelin Station, AU	monthly rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2011	Mount Narryer, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2011	Butte 5SE, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2011	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Bad Konigshofen, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Mellette 4 W, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Saugus Pwr Plt 1, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Bonham Rsvr, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Pahrump 4 NW, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Carey Downs, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Winderie, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Qionghai, CN	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Munarra, AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Tangadee, AU	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Harlem, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Denham, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2011	Yaringa Station, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	43 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2011. 2011 had 681 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 200	507
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1