Weather Records on 3 February 1930

174 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1930. Highest significance: Ediacara, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1930

On 3 February 1930, 174 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
109 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 171 daily.
Ediacara set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 3 February 1930.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

174 stations

174 station records on 3 February 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ediacara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Silistria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Danevang 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orje	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mariyna Gorka	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wupperthal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shortsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holly Springs 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parks Spring Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
New Martinsville 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Yalcowinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

174 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 92, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 55, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 3 February 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	92
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	55
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 3 February 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

134 broken records

Margins by which the 134 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1930

Top 20 records on 3 February 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1930	Ediacara, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1930	Gravette, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1930	Diamantina Lakes, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1930	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1930	Silistria, AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Yanco Glen (Corona Homestead), AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Mirani Post Office, AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	19 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Birch Tree, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Cloncurry McIllwraith St, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Yarmouth, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	49 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Camden 1, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Georgetown, CA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Danevang 1 W, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Houston Wb City, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Skara 1, SE	daily rain	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Orje, NO	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Kalmar_D, SE	daily rain	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Old Junee (Millbank), AU	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1930	Vanersborg, SE	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	43 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1930. 1930 had 174 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 25	122
25 to 50	7
50 to 75	2
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1