Weather Records on 3 January 2021

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2021. Highest significance: Warrion, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 2021

On 3 January 2021, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
238 were record highs and 78 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 466 daily.
Warrion set a daily record precipitation of 42.0 mm (1.7 in) on 3 January 2021.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 3 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Warrion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moonambel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland Plains Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield (Benilkie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Werrimull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willaura (Main Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rokewood (Wurrook South)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Terang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Halls Gap (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eveleigh Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haskins Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nis	Serbia	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santander Cmt	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santiam Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Waterbag)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell (Corowood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Legaspi	Philippines	Record high minimum temperature	25.5 C (77.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jur'evec	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fada N'Gourma	Burkina Faso	Record high maximum temperature	38.8 C (101.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alectown (Vanvilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Swamp (Maxwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goroke (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ballarat Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Atakpane	Togo	Record high maximum temperature	36.2 C (97.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Loma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 163, Lowest daily minimum 40, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 3 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	163
Lowest daily minimum	40
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 3 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 466.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

382 broken records

Margins by which the 382 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2021

Top 20 records on 3 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2021	Warrion, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	117 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2021	Seaside, US	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2021	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	51 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2021	Hoopeston, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Moonambel, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	117 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Battle Ground, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Rutland Plains Station, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Hatfield (Benilkie), AU	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	132 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Werrimull, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Willaura (Main Street), AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Gospic, HR	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Aberdeen, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	114 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Rokewood (Wurrook South), AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	114 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Simpson South, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Tifton, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2021	Terang, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	117 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2021. 2021 had 476 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 2026-10-17 (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 25	355
25 to 50	21
50 to 75	5
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1