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Weather Records on 3 February 1902

6 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1902. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 3 February 1902

  • On 3 February 1902, 6 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record low minimum temperature of 18.2 C (64.8 F) on 3 February 1902.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

6 stations
Weather records on 3 February 1902 6 station records on 3 February 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
6 station records on 3 February 1902 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 February 1902: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature18.2 C (64.8 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature35.0 C (95.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

6 records
Records on 3 February 1902 by type Records set or tied on 3 February 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 February 1902 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 3 February 1902 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 February 1902 by timescale Records on 3 February 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 February 1902 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 5.
Records on 3 February 1902 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 February 1902 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 5: 45 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 26.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 February 1902
MarginRecords
0 to 54
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1902
Top 6 records on 3 February 1902 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 February 1902Hambantota, LKdaily low min18.2 C (64.8 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1902Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1902Anticosti SW Point, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1902Tartu, EEdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)9 years9 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1902Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min0.0 C (32.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3 years5 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1902Hambantota, LKmonthly high max (Tie)35.0 C (95.0 F)tie0 years3 of 100 (Routine)

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

1795 to 1902
Records on 02-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1902. 1902 had 6 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001795: 21809: 11812: 11830: 21839: 11846: 11849: 11851: 11855: 11858: 21862: 31866: 21869: 31874: 11876: 21879: 11880: 31881: 11883: 21885: 31886: 11887: 21888: 11889: 11890: 11891: 21893: 31894: 61895: 41896: 31897: 51898: 51899: 21900: 21901: 71902: 61903: 111904: 51905: 131906: 51907: 191908: 91909: 281910: 131911: 441912: 691913: 131914: 771915: 281916: 571917: 1131918: 291919: 1261920: 511921: 811922: 681923: 1481924: 3431925: 1711926: 1471927: 6501928: 2501929: 1321930: 1741931: 3171932: 4381933: 1481934: 5531935: 3081936: 4461937: 1761938: 3491939: 7081940: 4921941: 3151942: 2601943: 4691944: 3521945: 3401946: 4351947: 2271948: 3791949: 4341950: 9741951: 7271952: 5401953: 7661954: 7671955: 6331956: 1,0261957: 3261958: 2941959: 5151960: 5841961: 7011962: 1,1041963: 1,0731964: 2701965: 3691966: 5621967: 6371968: 7501969: 3821970: 1,2601971: 7491972: 7771973: 1,0381974: 5861975: 5161976: 7591977: 4501978: 6521979: 1,3621980: 6171981: 7321982: 1,5741983: 1,6671984: 5211985: 1,9181986: 1,5571987: 6841988: 1,0331989: 3,6261990: 1,8391991: 1,4321992: 1,3131993: 7651994: 6791995: 1,1381996: 3,7051997: 7751998: 1,1751999: 8932000: 6342001: 1,0312002: 1,4472003: 1,1662004: 1,6632005: 1,7112006: 9492007: 1,1592008: 7602009: 5242010: 1,7202011: 2,2152012: 1,6382013: 4572014: 8012015: 8522016: 1,6982017: 5002018: 1,0012019: 1,0182020: 1,5952021: 8962022: 9512023: 3302024: 8372025: 1,6672026: 5091795188018991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1902. 1902 had 6 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-03 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18091
18121
18302
18391
18461
18491
18511
18551
18582
18623
18662
18693
18741
18762
18791
18803
18811
18832
18853
18861
18872
18881
18891
18901
18912
18933
18946
18954
18963
18975
18985
18992
19002
19017
19026
190311
19045
190513
19065
190719
19089
190928
191013
191144
191269
191313
191477
191528
191657
1917113
191829
1919126
192051
192181
192268
1923148
1924343
1925171
1926147
1927650
1928250
1929132
1930174
1931317
1932438
1933148
1934553
1935308
1936446
1937176
1938349
1939708
1940492
1941315
1942260
1943469
1944352
1945340
1946435
1947227
1948379
1949434
1950974
1951727
1952540
1953766
1954767
1955633
19561,026
1957326
1958294
1959515
1960584
1961701
19621,104
19631,073
1964270
1965369
1966562
1967637
1968750
1969382
19701,260
1971749
1972777
19731,038
1974586
1975516
1976759
1977450
1978652
19791,362
1980617
1981732
19821,574
19831,667
1984521
19851,918
19861,557
1987684
19881,033
19893,626
19901,839
19911,432
19921,313
1993765
1994679
19951,138
19963,705
1997775
19981,175
1999893
2000634
20011,031
20021,447
20031,166
20041,663
20051,711
2006949
20071,159
2008760
2009524
20101,720
20112,215
20121,638
2013457
2014801
2015852
20161,698
2017500
20181,001
20191,018
20201,595
2021896
2022951
2023330
2024837
20251,667
2026509

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).