Weather Records on 3 January 2012

956 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2012. Highest significance: Oakland 1 SE, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 2012

On 3 January 2012, 956 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
530 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 935 daily.
Oakland 1 SE set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 3 January 2012.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

956 stations

956 station records on 3 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Asker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ostmark-Lambacken	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Igsi I Hobol	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Orovada 3 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Island Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pavillion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sanne	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calaveras Big Trees	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Tomas Puente Colgante	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zapotlanejo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Heden	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

956 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 400, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 3 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	400
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 3 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 935.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2012

Top 20 records on 3 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2012	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	97 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2012	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2012	Asker, NO	daily rain	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Ostmark-Lambacken, SE	daily rain	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Tahoe City, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Rowlesburg 1, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Valley Head, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Nome AP, US	daily low max	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	94 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Portola, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Ipswich, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Igsi I Hobol, NO	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Wasco, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Winnemucca AP, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Elsinore, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Lemon Cove, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Bartow 1SE, US	daily low max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Atoyac, MX	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Sonora, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2012	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	118 years	41 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2012. 2012 had 956 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	652
2026	901

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Data for records on 2012-01-03: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	738
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1