Weather Records on 3 January 2016

605 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2016. Highest significance: Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN.

Key Facts for 3 January 2016

On 3 January 2016, 605 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
250 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 589 daily.
Wu Lu Mu Qi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 3 January 2016.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

605 stations

605 station records on 3 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wu Lu Mu Qi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yanac North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pingine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gumbardo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Blanchards Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Green 12 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Harlingen	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beechal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Listowel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Verona (Shiloh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warden Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelminadorp-1	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Choke Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wansey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tallyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hatanga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Quilpie Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Isparta	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Slaton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charleville Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record high minimum temperature	5.9 C (42.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gmo Im.E.K.Fedorova	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Antsiranana	Madagascar	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ny-Alesund	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-9.5 C (14.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Askaniia Nova	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheepie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juan Mendoza	Bolivia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Szczecin	Poland	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Armavir	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Calliham	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Thredbo Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hyesan	Korea, North	Record high minimum temperature	-10.8 C (12.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

605 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 61, Heaviest daily rainfall 161, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 3 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	61
Heaviest daily rainfall	161
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 3 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 15, daily 589.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

539 broken records

Margins by which the 539 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2016

Top 20 records on 3 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2016	Wu Lu Mu Qi, CN	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2016	Boothulla, AU	all-time rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Raymondville, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	89 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Yanac North, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Genoa (Fools Haven), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Pingine, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Balmoral, GB	daily rain	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Hebel Store, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Gumbardo, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Brogo (Blanchards Road), AU	daily rain	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	130 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Ft Green 12 WSW, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Harlingen, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Kenilworth, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Beechal, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Greifswald, DE	daily low max	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Tangier City, MA	daily high min	14.6 C (58.3 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Simferopol, UA	daily low max	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	106 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2016	Huntington, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2016. 2016 had 605 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 20	500
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1