Weather Records on 3 February 1934

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1934. Highest significance: Swansea Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1934

On 3 February 1934, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
355 were record highs and 52 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 548 daily.
Swansea Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 50.3 mm (2.0 in) on 3 February 1934.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 3 February 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bundanoon Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hunters Hill (the Bungalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bomaderry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Leake (Elizabeth River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Florence	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wyndham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beiarn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nowra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burruer (Illaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minchinbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burrawang (Range Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Setif	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elliotdale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 288, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 137, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 February 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	288
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	137
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 February 1934 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1934

Top 20 records on 3 February 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1934	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	3 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Bundanoon Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	St Marys Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Hunters Hill (the Bungalow), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Bomaderry, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Lake Leake (Elizabeth River), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Florence, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1934	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1934	Wyndham Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1934	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	33 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 553 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	444
25 to 50	20
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2