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Weather Records on 3 February 1918

29 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1918. Highest significance: Rosedale, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1918

  • On 3 February 1918, 29 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 29 daily.
  • Rosedale set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 3 February 1918.
  • Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

29 stations
Weather records on 3 February 1918 29 station records on 3 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
29 station records on 3 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 3 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
RosedaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
Caulfield (Racecourse)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
MaccueCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Pennyroyal CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KewAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong SecAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port AlbertAustraliaRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
SaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Colac Botanical GardensAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.5 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature8.2 C (46.8 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Barcaldine Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation53.3 mm (2.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Foster (Post Office)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winchelsea (Murdeduke)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MaccueCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation30.0 mm (1.2 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ClydebankAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Beeac (Eurack)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang (Goomgerah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
New WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.4 mm (1.5 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GrantvilleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TomskRussiaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Goona (Nure)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Donald Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation0.8 mm (0.03 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
WarragulAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Murrumbeena Leeds GroveAustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

29 records
Records on 3 February 1918 by type Records set or tied on 3 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 26Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 3 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 26, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 3 February 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall26
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 3 February 1918 by timescale Records on 3 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 29all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 3 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 29.
Records on 3 February 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily29

How Much Records Were Beaten By

26 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 February 1918 Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1910 to 20: 420 to 30: 230 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 060 to 70: 070 to 80: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 6060 to 7070 to 80
Margins by which the 26 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 February 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 1019
10 to 204
20 to 302
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 600
60 to 700
70 to 801

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1918
Top 20 records on 3 February 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 February 1918Rosedale, AUdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)33 years36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1918Caulfield (Racecourse), AUdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 years32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Maccue, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)24 years24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Pennyroyal Creek, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Kew, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)8.6 mm (0.34 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Geelong Sec, AUdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)20 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Port Albert, AUdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)12.4 mm (0.5 in)12 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Sale, AUdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Sale Mercury Office, AUdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)24 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Colac Botanical Gardens, AUdaily rain14.5 mm (0.6 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Altastenberg, DEdaily high max8.2 C (46.8 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Barcaldine Post Office, AUdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)17.5 mm (0.7 in)12 years16 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Foster (Post Office), AUdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)20 years15 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Winchelsea (Murdeduke), AUdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Maccue, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Wilmington Wb City, USdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)1.6 mm (0.06 in)31 years14 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Clydebank, AUdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)12 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Beeac (Eurack), AUdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918Bonang (Goomgerah), AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)4.8 mm (0.19 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1918New Westminster, CAdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)7.2 mm (0.28 in)0 years10 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 1918
Records on 02-03 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 29 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 1918. 1918 had 29 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).