Weather Records on 3 February 1941

315 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1941. Highest significance: Bungendore (Douglas), AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1941

On 3 February 1941, 315 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 304 daily.
Bungendore (Douglas) set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 3 February 1941.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

315 stations

315 station records on 3 February 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Umtata	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Boro (Calderwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cata (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra (Duntroon Military Co	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
West Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pirie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom;Braksp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wallandoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kubusie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Komga (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narrawa (Hollywood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

315 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 3 February 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 3 February 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 304.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1941

Top 20 records on 3 February 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1941	Bungendore (Douglas), AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1941	Goulburn, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	monthly rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Umtata, ZA	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Lower Boro (Calderwood), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	monthly rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Braidwood (Wallace Street), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Goulburn (Kippilaw), AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Cata (Bos), ZA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Dohne (Sar), ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Canberra (Duntroon Military Co, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1941	West Wyalong Post Office, AU	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	39 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 315 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 20	239
20 to 40	32
40 to 60	8
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1