Weather Records on 3 February 1948

379 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1948. Highest significance: Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1948

On 3 February 1948, 379 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
99 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 371 daily.
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St) set a daily record precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.1 in) on 3 February 1948.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

379 stations

379 station records on 3 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millers Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Burrendong (Pine Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Primrose Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Terragong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Cranbourne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Owens Gap (T.O.K.)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sonahatu	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mirannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Heavitree, Estcourt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen (Main Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Edderton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brindley Park 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
High River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bunnan (Milhaven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nandoura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Muvattupuzha	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Warraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

379 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 3 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	60
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 3 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

331 broken records

Margins by which the 331 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1948

Top 20 records on 3 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1948	Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1948	Cambridge City 3 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Millers Creek, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Katella, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Bygoo, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Burrendong (Pine Park), AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Potkabari, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Salem, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Wollar (Barrigan St), AU	monthly rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Primrose Park, AU	monthly rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Merriwa (Terragong), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Hamburg Bergedorf, DE	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Merriwa (Cranbourne), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Putbus, DE	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	81 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1948	Owens Gap (T.O.K.), AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	6 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1948	Sonahatu, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1948	Mirannie, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1948	Calgary Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1948	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	33 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 379 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	307
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1