Weather Records on 3 February 1932

438 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1932. Highest significance: Broome Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1932

On 3 February 1932, 438 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
302 were record highs and 60 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 417 daily.
Broome Post Office set a monthly record daily precipitation of 302.5 mm (11.9 in) on 3 February 1932.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

438 stations

438 station records on 3 February 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	302.5 mm (11.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wokha	India	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ladner	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mendota	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gauhati Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Prattville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Selma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Water Valley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wenatchee 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Talladega	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	355.6 cm (140.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Batesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

438 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 219, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 57, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 3 February 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	219
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	57
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 3 February 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 417.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

338 broken records

Margins by which the 338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1932

Top 20 records on 3 February 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1932	Broome Post Office, AU	monthly rain	302.5 mm (11.9 in)	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1932	Wokha, IN	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1932	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1932	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1932	Bidyadanga, AU	monthly rain	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1932	Agartala, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Rugby, US	monthly rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Ft Bidwell, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Washington, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Ladner, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Lakeview 2 NNW, US	monthly low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	St John's, CA	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	St John's, CA	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Hightstown 2 W, US	daily high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Mendota, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1932	Washington 2 ESE, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	22 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1932. 1932 had 438 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 100	332
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1