Weather Records on 3 February 1921

81 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1921. Highest significance: Knysna (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 February 1921

On 3 February 1921, 81 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 80 daily.
Knysna (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 3 February 1921.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

81 stations

81 station records on 3 February 1921 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1921: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Knysna (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millwood (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bredasdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malmesbury	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgewa North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bright Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Leeu Gamka (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa (Gipsy Point)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barkers Creek Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

81 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1921 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 6.

Records on 3 February 1921 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 3 February 1921 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 80.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 149.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1921

Top 20 records on 3 February 1921 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1921	Knysna (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1921	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1921	Calitzdorp Pol, ZA	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1921	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1921	Oudtshoorn, ZA	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1921	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1921	Qu'appelle, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Holbrook (Rsl), AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Riversdale, ZA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Brandon Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Gospic, HR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	44 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Ladismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Buchan, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AU	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	51 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Millwood (Bos), ZA	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1921	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	21 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 1921

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1921. 1921 had 81 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	60
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1