Weather Records on 3 January 2026

901 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 January 2026. Highest significance: Vasterhaninge, SE.

Key Facts for 3 January 2026

On 3 January 2026, 901 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
778 were record highs and 33 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 879 daily.
Vasterhaninge set a daily record precipitation of 26.6 mm (1.0 in) on 3 January 2026.
Across 163 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

901 stations

901 station records on 3 January 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 January 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vasterhaninge	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Juneau AP	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leesville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palacios Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Deelen-1	Netherlands	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Baytown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.1 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
March AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palmdale AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Modesto AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lucinda Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biloxi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bridger 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lompoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wales	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yakataga AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lincang	China	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

901 records

Records set or tied on 3 January 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 219, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 559, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 68, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 3 January 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	219
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	559
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	68
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 3 January 2026 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 19, daily 879.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

720 broken records

Margins by which the 720 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 January 2026

Top 20 records on 3 January 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 January 2026	Vasterhaninge, SE	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Juneau AP, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Santa Rosa, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Gregory Springs Station, AU	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	64 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Turlock #2, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	127 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	116 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Yosemite Park HQ, US	daily high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	110 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Moscow U of I, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	120 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Boerne, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Redwood City, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	San Jose, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	99 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	McCloud, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Shoshone, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Steamboat Springs, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Grace, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	116 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 January 2026	Leesville, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2026. 2026 had 901 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	652
2026	901

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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	711
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2