Halifax January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the date of January 3.

January 3 All-Time Records 1953–2024
Highest temperature	13.0 °C	1979
Lowest temperature	-18.7 °C	1981
Lowest daily high	-14.7 °C	1996
Highest daily low	0.0 °C	1987
Most precipitation	7.29 cm	1954
Most snow	23.0 cm	2014

January 3 All-Time Records
1953–2024

Highest temperature

13.0 °C

-18.7 °C

-14.7 °C

Highest daily low

0.0 °C

7.29 cm

23.0 cm

January 3 Average Weather 1991–2020 ¹
Average high	0.1 °C
Average low	-8.2 °C
Chance precipitation	61.1%
Chance snow	44.1%

January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 ¹

Average high

0.1 °C

Average low

-8.2 °C

Chance precipitation

61.1%

Chance snow

44.1%

Halifax January 3 Weather by Year

Year	High (°C)	Low (°C)	Precip. (cm)	Snow (cm)
2024	-1.7	-6.1	0.00	0.0
2023	5.2	-1.4	0.05	0.0
2022	-2.3	-8.8	0.00	0.0
2021	-1.1	-3.4	0.00	0.0
2020	5.2	-1.9	0.00	0.0
2019	-5.3	-15.9	0.00	0.0
2018	-3.5	-14.4	0.00	0.0
2017	-0.6	-7.6	0.00	0.0
2016	2.7	-2.4	0.06	0.6
2015	-10.0	-14.8	0.00	0.0
2014	-11.7	-18.6	2.15	23.0
2013	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2012	4.1	-7.2	0.00	0.0
2011	1.2	-5.4	1.69	2.9
2010	1.4	-1.0	0.15	1.6
2009	-3.5	-9.6	0.10	1.0
2008	-12.0	-17.4	0.03	0.3
2007	3.9	-5.1	0.00	0.0
2006	-6.4	-9.9	0.00	0.0
2005	4.4	-2.9	0.58	5.5
2004	2.1	-11.2	0.25	2.2
2003	-3.6	-8.2	0.00	0.0
2002	0.0	-7.3	0.00	0.0
2001	-3.6	-10.1	0.00	0.0
2000	12.0	-3.0	0.15	0.0
1999	4.0	-15.6	1.51	0.0
1998	4.2	-3.5	0.02	0.0
1997	-5.0	-7.9	0.53	6.2
1996	-14.7	-18.5	0.24	2.4
1995	-1.7	-6.8	0.04	0.4
1994	-6.9	-16.9	0.00	0.0
1993	-5.9	-18.3	0.00	0.0
1992	2.6	-5.6	0.00	0.0
1991	-1.1	-12.8	0.00	0.0
1990	3.0	-5.1	0.00	0.0
1989	-4.0	-8.5	0.12	1.2
1988	-2.8	-13.0	0.00	0.0
1987	5.1	0.0	0.74	2.2
1986	6.4	-5.9	2.80	0.0
1985	-1.0	-9.4	0.00	0.0
1984	-4.0	-10.6	0.00	0.0
1983	0.6	-14.4	0.02	0.6
1982	0.5	-0.9	0.08	2.2
1981	-4.6	-18.7	0.05	0.8
1980	-5.5	-13.6	0.00	0.0
1979	13.0	-6.0	1.26	0.4
1978	-5.3	-9.6	0.02	0.2
1977	-1.4	-9.9	0.00	0.0
1976	0.6	-6.1	1.07	8.9
1975	-6.1	-10.6	0.00	0.0
1974	-5.6	-13.9	0.03	0.3
1973	-6.7	-12.2	0.00	0.0
1972	8.9	-0.6	0.10	0.0
1971	-2.8	-5.6	0.00	0.0
1970	-6.1	-12.8	0.05	5.1
1969	-4.4	-12.2	0.00	0.0
1968	-5.6	-18.3	0.71	7.1
1967	-0.6	-3.9	0.00	0.0
1966	3.3	-9.4	0.43	2.3
1965	-5.0	-6.1	0.43	4.3
1964	-0.6	-8.3	0.00	0.0
1963	1.7	-2.8	0.00	0.0
1962	0.6	-12.2	0.36	3.6
1961	-1.1	-6.7	0.41	4.1
1960	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1959	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1958	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1957	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1956	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1955	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
1954	8.3	-13.9	7.29	0.0
1953	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

What's the all-time high for Halifax on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Halifax history is 13.0 °C which happened in 1979.

Highest Temperatures in Halifax on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	13.0 °C	1979
2	12.0 °C	2000
3	8.9 °C	1972
4	8.3 °C	1954
5	6.4 °C	1986
6	5.2 °C	2020
6	5.2 °C	2023
8	5.1 °C	1987
9	4.4 °C	2005
10	4.2 °C	1998

What's the all-time low for Halifax on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Halifax history is -18.7 °C which happened in 1981.

Lowest Temperatures in Halifax on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-18.7 °C	1981
2	-18.6 °C	2014
3	-18.5 °C	1996
4	-18.3 °C	1993
4	-18.3 °C	1968
6	-17.4 °C	2008
7	-16.9 °C	1994
8	-15.9 °C	2019
9	-15.6 °C	1999
10	-14.8 °C	2015

Lowest High Temperatures in Halifax on January 3

Rank	Temperature	Year
1	-14.7 °C	1996
2	-12.0 °C	2008
3	-11.7 °C	2014
4	-10.0 °C	2015
5	-6.9 °C	1994
6	-6.7 °C	1973
7	-6.4 °C	2006
8	-6.1 °C	1970
8	-6.1 °C	1975
10	-5.9 °C	1993

What's the most it has ever rained in Halifax on 1/3?

For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Halifax history is 7.29 cm which happened in 1954.

All-Time Most Precipitation in Halifax on January 3

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	7.29 cm	1954
2	2.80 cm	1986
3	2.15 cm	2014
4	1.69 cm	2011
5	1.51 cm	1999
6	1.26 cm	1979
7	1.07 cm	1976
8	0.74 cm	1987
9	0.71 cm	1968
10	0.58 cm	2005

All-Time Most Snow in Halifax on January 3

Rank	Precipitation	Year
1	23.0 cm	2014
2	8.9 cm	1976
3	7.1 cm	1968
4	6.2 cm	1997
5	5.5 cm	2005
6	5.1 cm	1970
7	4.3 cm	1965
8	4.1 cm	1961
9	3.6 cm	1962
10	2.9 cm	2011

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2012–2024	Halifax International Airport	location
1953–2012	Halifax International Airport	location