Weather Records on 3 February 1942

260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1942. Highest significance: Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1942

On 3 February 1942, 260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 256 daily.
Boggabri (Milchengowrie) set a daily record precipitation of 53.1 mm (2.1 in) on 3 February 1942.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

260 stations

260 station records on 3 February 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boggabri (Milchengowrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawlers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hermidale (Gilgai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gilliat Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood Walloon Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khamgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brocks Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Inglewood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Korai	India	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sardarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kovvur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dobikin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nanambinia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gravatt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murphys Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coorparoo Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sironcha	India	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Scheveningen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burracoppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Morningside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-13.4 C (7.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

260 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 154, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 February 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	154
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 February 1942 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 256.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

219 broken records

Margins by which the 219 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1942

Top 20 records on 3 February 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1942	Boggabri (Milchengowrie), AU	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1942	Cuerindi, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1942	Lawlers, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1942	Vishakhapatnam, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Hermidale (Gilgai), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Kalgoorlie Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Laura Post Office, AU	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Burrundie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Gilliat Post Office, AU	monthly rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Greenmount Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Burlington, US	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Rosewood Walloon Rd, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Khamgaon, IN	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	9 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	51 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	2 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Brocks Creek, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1942	Inglewood Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	21 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 260 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	203
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1