Weather Records on 3 January 2017

1,053 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2017. Highest significance: Jamestown State Hosp, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 2017

On 3 January 2017, 1,053 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 200 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Jamestown State Hosp set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 3 January 2017.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,053 stations

1,053 station records on 3 January 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Baudette	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Murwillumbah (Taleswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cardbeign	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Thomaston 4SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wiggins	United States	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Malad City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Thorsby Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walden	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnybank Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kunghur (the Junction)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dauphin Is #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandhill Rsch - Elgin	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Repentance Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maybell	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mayo	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portola	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosebank (Upper Coopers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.6 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chillingham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clunes (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Inhambane	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Craig 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Withcott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nimbin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,053 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 125, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 106, Deepest snow cover 70.

Records on 3 January 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	125
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	106
Deepest snow cover	70

Records on 3 January 2017 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 42, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

882 broken records

Margins by which the 882 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 289.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2017

Top 20 records on 3 January 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2017	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	98 years	77 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2017	Baudette, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2017	Murwillumbah (Taleswood), AU	daily rain	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	63 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2017	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	101 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2017	Jackson, US	monthly rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2017	Cardbeign, AU	daily rain	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Calera, US	daily rain	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Robertsdale, US	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Hawkinsville, US	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Thomaston 4SE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	122 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	W Pt, US	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	137.0 mm (5.4 in)	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Wiggins, US	monthly rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Malad City, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Selma, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Thorsby Exp STN, US	monthly rain	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, US	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Perry, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2017	Medford Intl AP, US	all-time snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	45 years	52 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2017. 2017 had 1,053 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	789
50 to 100	64
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1