Weather Records on 3 February 1951

727 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1951. Highest significance: Palestine, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1951

On 3 February 1951, 727 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
28 were record highs and 563 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 670 daily.
Palestine set a daily record snow depth of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 3 February 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

727 stations

727 station records on 3 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Moore Haven Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 WSW Princeton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Missao Velha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.2 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Holland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idabel	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Luling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Duck Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ebensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dilley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuskegee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fellsmere 7 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurel	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sikeston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

727 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 198, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 365, Heaviest daily rainfall 75, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 3 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	198
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	365
Heaviest daily rainfall	75
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 3 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 39, daily 670.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

614 broken records

Margins by which the 614 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 350.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1951

Top 20 records on 3 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1951	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Kendall, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Mt Pleasant, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	19.4 C (34.9 F)	25 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Scottsburg, US	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	17.2 C (31.0 F)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Kendall, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Moore Haven Lock 1, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Ballinger 2 NW, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Luis Gomes, BR	all-time rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	1 WSW Princeton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Batesville, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Plain Dealing, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	33 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Beaverlodge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Waverly, US	daily low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	10.6 C (19.1 F)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Conroe, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	12.7 C (22.9 F)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1951	Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	35 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 727 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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Data for records on 1951-02-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	586
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1