Weather Records on 3 January 2015

869 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2015. Highest significance: Thermopolis, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 2015

On 3 January 2015, 869 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
204 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 836 daily.
Thermopolis set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 3 January 2015.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

869 stations

869 station records on 3 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Spur	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Post	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Schwaigermoos	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Weihenstephan-Durnast	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Baudette	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 15S	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Muhldorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Center	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhorn	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cavalier 7NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa AP ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holzkirchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paducah 7E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bemidji	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Naas	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McComb AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfrog Basin	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Iwamizawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Damascus 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ragland 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kiefersfelden-Gach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waltonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

869 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 111, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 438, Heaviest daily snowfall 89, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 3 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	111
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	438
Heaviest daily snowfall	89
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 3 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 31, daily 836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

748 broken records

Margins by which the 748 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2015

Top 20 records on 3 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2015	Thermopolis, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	104 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2015	Spur, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2015	Post, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2015	Meridian Key Fld, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2015	Mt Vernon, US	monthly rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2015	Schwaigermoos, DE	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Mosquero 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Weihenstephan-Durnast, DE	daily rain	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Baudette, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Red Lake Falls, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Dardanelle, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Paducah 15S, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Muhldorf, DE	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Clinton, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Rison, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	88 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Alpine, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Center, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Billings Wtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	119 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2015	Buckhorn, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	51 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2015. 2015 had 869 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 2015-01-03: 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	687
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1