Weather Records on 3 January 2023

1,318 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2023. Highest significance: Agate 3 E, US.

Key Facts for 3 January 2023

On 3 January 2023, 1,318 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
700 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,246 daily.
Agate 3 E set a daily record snowfall of 16.0 cm (6.3 in) on 3 January 2023.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 486 records.

Record Map

1,318 stations

1,318 station records on 3 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Perry	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gregory	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jubilee Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kurundi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Boone	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Colton	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Colton	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gregory	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Camballin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Platte	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Aledo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Washita	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
W Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 14 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Dillinger	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Udialla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Massena	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5W	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lista Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook 17 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,318 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 348, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 352, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 395, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 3 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	348
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	352
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	395
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 3 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 68, daily 1,246.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,079 broken records

Margins by which the 1,079 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 2023

Top 20 records on 3 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2023	Agate 3 E, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	120 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 January 2023	O'Neill, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Pipestone, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	112 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Perry, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	116 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Georgetown Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Gregory, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Jubilee Downs, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Kurundi, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Marianna 2 S, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	72 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Corning, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Boone, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Colton, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Myroodah, AU	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Colton, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Gregory, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Camballin, AU	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	116.7 mm (4.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Akron 4 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 January 2023	Broken Bow 2 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	116 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2023. 2023 had 1,318 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 2023-01-03: 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	983
50 to 100	59
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2