Weather Records on 3 February 1946

435 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1946. Highest significance: Cobar (the Meadows), AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1946

On 3 February 1946, 435 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 422 daily.
Cobar (the Meadows) set a daily record precipitation of 59.7 mm (2.4 in) on 3 February 1946.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

435 stations

435 station records on 3 February 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobar (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Yackara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolac (Hopewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Junee (Millbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eurongilly (Bundaleer)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rock View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gemsbokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge (Tepko)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hesso	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Currajong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goonahra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mulculca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narua	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vavenby	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Thackaringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hoaeae Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holter Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rietvallei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Putten (Gld)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uardry (Oolambeyan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	18.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madowla Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Olive Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Yarley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Murray Town (Doughboy Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

435 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 346, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 3 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	346
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 3 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 422.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

393 broken records

Margins by which the 393 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1946

Top 20 records on 3 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1946	Cobar (the Meadows), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Klipplaatdrift (Skl), ZA	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Carrieton (Yackara), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Woodland Park, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Quorn (Depot Flat), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Coolac (Hopewood), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	monthly rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Old Junee (Millbank), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Wantabadgery, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Eurongilly (Bundaleer), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Rock View, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Cockburn, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Laurel Hill (Kundiewa), AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Argalong (the Farm), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Gemsbokfontein, ZA	daily rain	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Tumut (Wattle Cres), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Cootamundra (Landgrove), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Majura 2, AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1946	Brungle (Rosemount), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	36 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 435 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	391
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1