Weather Records on 3 February 1917

113 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1917. Highest significance: Booreegamma, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1917

On 3 February 1917, 113 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
2 were record highs and 71 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 107 daily.
Booreegamma set a daily record precipitation of 120.4 mm (4.7 in) on 3 February 1917.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

113 stations

113 station records on 3 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Booreegamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Yalata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Urawilkie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-46.0 C (-50.8 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low minimum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cottam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

113 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 33, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 February 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	33
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 107.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1917

Top 20 records on 3 February 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1917	Booreegamma, AU	daily rain	120.4 mm (4.7 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1917	Winton Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	75 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Inverell Comparison, AU	monthly low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Charleville Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Walgett Council Depot, AU	monthly low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	9 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	monthly rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Gunnedah Pool, AU	monthly low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Hvar, HR	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	43 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Karesuando, SE	daily low max	-39.5 C (-39.1 F)	11.0 C (19.8 F)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Goondiwindi Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Grenfell, CA	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	13 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily low max	15.3 C (59.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	51 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Portland, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1917	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	35 years	20 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 113 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-03 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1809	1
1812	1
1830	2
1839	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1862	3
1866	2
1869	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	3
1897	5
1898	5
1899	2
1900	2
1901	7
1902	6
1903	11
1904	5
1905	13
1906	5
1907	19
1908	9
1909	28
1910	13
1911	44
1912	69
1913	13
1914	77
1915	28
1916	57
1917	113
1918	29
1919	126
1920	51
1921	81
1922	68
1923	148
1924	343
1925	171
1926	147
1927	650
1928	250
1929	132
1930	174
1931	317
1932	438
1933	148
1934	553
1935	308
1936	446
1937	176
1938	349
1939	708
1940	492
1941	315
1942	260
1943	469
1944	352
1945	340
1946	435
1947	227
1948	379
1949	434
1950	974
1951	727
1952	540
1953	766
1954	767
1955	633
1956	1,026
1957	326
1958	294
1959	515
1960	584
1961	701
1962	1,104
1963	1,073
1964	270
1965	369
1966	562
1967	637
1968	750
1969	382
1970	1,260
1971	749
1972	777
1973	1,038
1974	586
1975	516
1976	759
1977	450
1978	652
1979	1,362
1980	617
1981	732
1982	1,574
1983	1,667
1984	521
1985	1,918
1986	1,557
1987	684
1988	1,033
1989	3,626
1990	1,839
1991	1,432
1992	1,313
1993	765
1994	679
1995	1,138
1996	3,705
1997	775
1998	1,175
1999	893
2000	634
2001	1,031
2002	1,447
2003	1,166
2004	1,663
2005	1,711
2006	949
2007	1,159
2008	760
2009	524
2010	1,720
2011	2,215
2012	1,638
2013	457
2014	801
2015	852
2016	1,698
2017	500
2018	1,001
2019	1,018
2020	1,595
2021	896
2022	951
2023	330
2024	837
2025	1,667
2026	509

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	91
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1