Weather Records on 3 January 2025

653 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2025. Highest significance: Mt Mee, AU.

Key Facts for 3 January 2025

On 3 January 2025, 653 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
494 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 642 daily.
Mt Mee set a daily record precipitation of 129.4 mm (5.1 in) on 3 January 2025.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 490 records.

Record Map

653 stations

653 station records on 3 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 26.2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sargents	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanley	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shemya USAF Base	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estes Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pandora	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Lake City Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yalleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harlowton	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fletcher View Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chongqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	16.4 C (61.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Jones Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drummond Aviation	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madoi	China	Record high minimum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anvil Rch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood Weir	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Manuel	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 5 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zuni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Camden	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coquille City	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bourne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka WFO Woodley Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Veraval	India	Record high minimum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lukojanov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jalturovosk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

653 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 200, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 294, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 3 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	200
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	294
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 3 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 642.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2025

Top 20 records on 3 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2025	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Anaconda, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	2.3 cm (0.9 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Kealakekua 26.2, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Sargents, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Trenton Falls, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Fort Huachuca, US	daily high max	24.5 C (76.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Saint Johns, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Tombstone, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	111 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Winner, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Tooele, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	115 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Stanley, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	1.1 cm (0.4 in)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Fallon Exp STN, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Shemya USAF Base, US	monthly high min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Kazan, RU	daily high max	3.2 C (37.8 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Springerville, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	91 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Pathfinder Dam, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	107 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Quincy, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2025	Estes Park, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	39 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2025. 2025 had 653 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	511
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1