Weather Records on 3 February 1939

708 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1939. Highest significance: Williamsburg 2, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1939

On 3 February 1939, 708 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 673 daily.
Williamsburg 2 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 106.2 mm (4.2 in) on 3 February 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

708 stations

708 station records on 3 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williamsburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Robertsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen Rd (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Point Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Byrdstown 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eubank	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertville River	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford Hills	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Claysville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
George School	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Narracan East (Lynnsmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

708 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 402, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 3 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 3 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 35, daily 673.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1939

Top 20 records on 3 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1939	Williamsburg 2, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	New River, US	monthly rain	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	World Trade Ctr, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Pickens 1, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Charleston 1, US	monthly rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Robertsburg, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Aberdeen Rd (Sar), ZA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Anna 4 N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Pikeville, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Lewisburg Exp STN, US	monthly rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Creston, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Harrisburg, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Liberty, US	monthly rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Bancroft, US	monthly rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Romney 1 SW, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Altoona Horseshoe Curv, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Fairmont, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1939	Point Pleasant, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 708 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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Data for records on 1939-02-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 50	598
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1