Weather Records on 3 February 1945

340 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1945. Highest significance: Wandagee, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1945

On 3 February 1945, 340 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
117 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 323 daily.
Wandagee set an all-time record daily precipitation of 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 3 February 1945.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

340 stations

340 station records on 3 February 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Towera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Yanrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winderie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boologooro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mokakchung	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Perry the Pines	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camocim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gingindlovu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mariposa	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Exmouth Gulf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Senador Pompeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshone	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Doorawarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Narrogin	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgaranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Byro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pianco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Copper	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Epping	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

340 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 100, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 3 February 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	100
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 3 February 1945 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 12, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1945

Top 20 records on 3 February 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1945	Wandagee, AU	all-time rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1945	Towera, AU	all-time rain	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1945	Yanrey, AU	daily rain	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1945	Winderie, AU	monthly rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1945	Onslow, AU	monthly rain	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1945	Cardabia, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1945	Taipu, BR	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1945	Independence, US	all-time rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1945	Boologooro, AU	daily rain	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1945	Gidhour, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1945	Mokakchung, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1945	Mt Perry the Pines, AU	daily rain	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1945	Whitewood, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1945	Kindersley, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1945	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1945	Bidgemia, AU	monthly rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1945	Acude Cedro, BR	daily rain	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	6 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1945	Maroonah, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1945	Minnedosa, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1945	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	27 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 340 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	226
20 to 40	35
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1