Weather Records on 3 February 1955

633 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1955. Highest significance: Duchesne, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1955

On 3 February 1955, 633 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
23 were record highs and 273 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 623 daily.
Duchesne set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 3 February 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

633 stations

633 station records on 3 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kulpahar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elandshoek, Boston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Intake	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond-Natal (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenora	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eston	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Serowe	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhorn Ashley Rngr St	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Torrington Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	296.4 mm (11.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hiawatha	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

633 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 3 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 3 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 623.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

524 broken records

Margins by which the 524 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1955

Top 20 records on 3 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1955	Duchesne, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Salida, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	44 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Kulpahar, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Elandshoek, Boston, ZA	monthly rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Culbertson, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	62 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Custer, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	23 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Milan, IT	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	183 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Cheesman, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Bingil Bay, AU	daily rain	207.8 mm (8.2 in)	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Intake, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Great Bend 3WNW, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Richmond-Natal (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Salida, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1955	Glenora, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	37 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 633 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	489
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1