Weather Records on 3 February 1943

469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1943. Highest significance: Chittoor, IN.

Key Facts for 3 February 1943

On 3 February 1943, 469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
129 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 464 daily.
Chittoor set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 3 February 1943.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

469 stations

469 station records on 3 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chittoor	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Salepur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Mills Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Gibson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Badarwah	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Angus 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Howard	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ames 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warsaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Rapids	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

469 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 3 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 3 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 464.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

395 broken records

Margins by which the 395 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1943

Top 20 records on 3 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1943	Chittoor, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1943	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1943	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1943	Tekamah, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1943	Britton, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1943	Cumberland Station, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1943	Fort St James, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1943	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1943	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1943	Britton, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1943	Salepur, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1943	Tanbar Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily high max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1943	Oregon Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1943	Suntop, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1943	Vermillion 2 SE, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	33 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1943	Lake Mills Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily high min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1943	Fort Gibson, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1943	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	30 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 469 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	388
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1