Merced January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Merced, California for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1899–2024
Highest temperature 68 °F 1996
Lowest temperature 20 °F 1970
Lowest daily high 35 °F 1961
Highest daily low 50 °F 1997
Most precipitation 1.18 inches 1917
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 54.5 °F
Average low 36.4 °F
Chance precipitation 32.3%
Merced January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 57 43 0.01 0.0
2023 59 44 0.00 0.0
2022 56 27 0.00 0.0
2021 60 40 0.00 0.0
2020 58 34 0.00 0.0
2019 57 25 0.00 0.0
2018 58 38 0.01 0.0
2017 57 43 0.25 0.0
2016 57 37 0.00 0.0
2015 55 27 0.00 0.0
2014 61 33 0.00 0.0
2013 55 30 0.00 0.0
2012 58 32 0.00 0.0
2011 55 36 0.00 n/a
2010 48 46 0.00 n/a
2009 47 32 0.00 n/a
2008 64 38 0.07 n/a
2007 60 28 0.00 n/a
2006 56 41 n/a n/a
2005 48 41 0.28 n/a
2004 49 30 0.01 n/a
2003 53 38 0.00 n/a
2002 58 39 0.00 n/a
2001 59 28 0.00 n/a
2000 53 28 0.00 n/a
1999 44 39 0.00 n/a
1998 61 38 0.08 0.0
1997 65 50 0.33 0.0
1996 68 42 0.00 0.0
1995 57 43 0.28 0.0
1994 50 40 0.00 0.0
1993 45 27 0.00 0.0
1992 54 38 0.00 0.0
1991 52 36 0.10 0.0
1990 53 28 0.00 0.0
1989 45 n/a 0.01 0.0
1988 51 40 0.10 0.0
1987 55 44 0.19 0.0
1986 61 45 0.00 0.0
1985 48 28 0.00 0.0
1984 56 37 0.00 0.0
1983 37 32 0.00 0.0
1982 48 30 0.00 0.0
1981 62 37 0.00 0.0
1980 59 45 0.00 0.0
1979 55 30 0.00 0.0
1978 57 45 0.33 0.0
1977 56 39 0.35 0.0
1976 47 21 0.00 0.0
1975 54 22 0.00 0.0
1974 48 27 0.00 0.0
1973 54 33 0.02 0.0
1972 44 31 0.00 0.0
1971 51 28 0.00 0.0
1970 57 20 0.00 0.0
1969 45 38 0.00 0.0
1968 45 33 0.00 0.0
1967 47 34 0.00 0.0
1966 50 28 0.00 0.0
1965 55 43 0.28 0.0
1964 49 28 0.00 0.0
1963 50 27 0.02 0.0
1962 42 36 0.03 0.0
1961 35 30 0.00 0.0
1960 49 21 0.00 0.0
1959 51 24 0.00 0.0
1958 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1957 55 28 0.00 0.0
1956 57 40 0.00 0.0
1955 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1954 62 37 0.06 0.0
1953 52 39 0.00 0.0
1952 53 22 0.00 0.0
1951 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1950 45 26 0.29 0.0
1949 48 27 0.00 n/a
1948 68 50 0.02 0.0
1947 43 26 0.00 0.0
1946 56 43 0.08 0.0
1945 42 37 0.00 0.0
1944 50 40 0.24 0.0
1943 58 29 0.00 n/a
1942 50 24 0.00 n/a
1941 47 35 0.00 n/a
1940 61 46 0.24 n/a
1939 55 38 0.00 n/a
1938 54 34 0.00 n/a
1937 51 30 0.00 n/a
1936 53 46 0.27 n/a
1935 42 35 0.00 n/a
1934 60 43 0.00 n/a
1933 49 31 0.00 n/a
1932 51 37 0.00 n/a
1931 55 41 0.00 n/a
1930 51 25 0.00 n/a
1929 46 40 0.00 n/a
1928 56 46 0.00 n/a
1927 64 43 0.00 n/a
1926 40 36 0.05 n/a
1925 45 34 0.00 n/a
1924 46 30 0.00 n/a
1923 48 34 n/a n/a
1922 51 32 0.00 n/a
1921 56 42 n/a n/a
1920 56 36 n/a n/a
1919 54 23 n/a n/a
1918 46 38 n/a n/a
1917 52 40 1.18 n/a
1916 48 31 0.18 0.0
1915 44 37 0.00 n/a
1914 62 48 0.00 n/a
1913 64 30 0.00 n/a
1912 54 28 0.00 0.0
1911 62 31 0.00 n/a
1910 64 32 0.00 n/a
1909 63 42 0.17 0.0
1908 58 31 0.12 n/a
1907 55 32 0.00 n/a
1906 61 22 0.00 n/a
1905 56 36 0.00 n/a
1904 65 30 n/a n/a
1903 43 31 0.00 n/a
1902 54 45 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1900 60 47 0.63 n/a
What's the all-time high for Merced on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Merced history is 68 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1996.
Highest Temperatures in Merced on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1996
1 68 °F 1948
3 65 °F 1997
3 65 °F 1904
5 64 °F 1913
5 64 °F 1927
5 64 °F 2008
5 64 °F 1910
9 63 °F 1909
10 62 °F 1914
10 62 °F 1911
10 62 °F 1981
10 62 °F 1954
What's the all-time low for Merced on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Merced history is 20 °F which happened in 1970.
Lowest Temperatures in Merced on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 1970
2 21 °F 1960
2 21 °F 1976
4 22 °F 1975
4 22 °F 1952
4 22 °F 1906
7 23 °F 1919
8 24 °F 1959
8 24 °F 1942
10 25 °F 1930
10 25 °F 2019
Lowest High Temperatures in Merced on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 35 °F 1961
2 37 °F 1983
3 40 °F 1926
4 42 °F 1962
4 42 °F 1935
4 42 °F 1945
7 43 °F 1903
7 43 °F 1947
9 44 °F 1972
9 44 °F 1915
9 44 °F 1999
What's the most it has ever rained in Merced on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Merced history is 1.18 inches which happened in 1917.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Merced on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.18 inches 1917
2 0.63 inches 1900
3 0.35 inches 1977
4 0.33 inches 1997
4 0.33 inches 1978
6 0.29 inches 1950
7 0.28 inches 1995
7 0.28 inches 2005
7 0.28 inches 1965
10 0.27 inches 1936
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1998–2024 Merced Municipal Airport location
1899–1998 Merced location