Weather Records on 3 February 1947

227 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1947. Highest significance: Melton, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1947

On 3 February 1947, 227 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
40 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 215 daily.
Melton set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 3 February 1947.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

227 stations

227 station records on 3 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-58.3 C (-72.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-52.8 C (-63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Excelsior (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Terrace	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Klerkskraal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mardan South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Brush	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blackwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kalahasti	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenthompson (Brie Brie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corack East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manna Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nohar	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Athipettu	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dwarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Bluff Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Berriwillock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middlekop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

227 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 13, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 98, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 3 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	13
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	98
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 3 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 8, daily 215.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

196 broken records

Margins by which the 196 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1947

Top 20 records on 3 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1947	Melton, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1947	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1947	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	23 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1947	Dawson, CA	all-time low min	-58.3 C (-72.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1947	Skagway, US	daily low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1947	Dawson, CA	all-time low max	-52.8 C (-63.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	41 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1947	Balbrogie, ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	5 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1947	Ashford (Sunhaven Hostel), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Skagway, US	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Anchorage Merrill Fld, US	all-time low min	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Fort McPherson, CA	monthly low min	-54.4 C (-65.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Lares, PR	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Excelsior (Mun), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Marong, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Terrace, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Klerkskraal (Pol), ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Hollister 1 SW, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1947	Seward AP, US	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	29 years	29 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1947. 1947 had 227 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 50	187
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1