Weather Records on 3 February 1937

176 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1937. Highest significance: N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1937

On 3 February 1937, 176 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
26 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 170 daily.
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP set an all-time record daily precipitation of 131.1 mm (5.2 in) on 3 February 1937.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

176 stations

176 station records on 3 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hargraves (Weeroona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
M.R.A.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lohn (Warrigal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	143.0 cm (56.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Kanownda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vilsandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.5 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ueckermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quantambone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	4.0 cm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Krishnarajpet	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.7 C (-21.5 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Castle Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	18.2 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mettupalayam	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Rjukan	Norway	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	134.0 cm (52.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sunnyside	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Werris Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orleans	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

176 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 3 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 3 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 170.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

151 broken records

Margins by which the 151 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 580.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1937

Top 20 records on 3 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1937	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	all-time rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1937	Heggaddevankote, IN	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1937	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1937	Hargraves (Weeroona), AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1937	Olinda (Springdale), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1937	Bologna, IT	daily high min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	85 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1937	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	Ellerston, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	Independence, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	38 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	M.R.A., AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	Hvar, HR	daily high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	Mykland, NO	daily snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	Bandon 2 NNE, US	monthly rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	Colville, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	Lohn (Warrigal), AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	Mahackala, RU	daily low min	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1937	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	23 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 176 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	147
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2