Weather Records on 3 February 1958

294 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1958. Highest significance: Pickens 1, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1958

On 3 February 1958, 294 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 289 daily.
Pickens 1 set a daily record snowfall of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 3 February 1958.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

294 stations

294 station records on 3 February 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corry	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kaliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linesville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barstow	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Banner Elk	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Munnar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg 3 SE Unity	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Izana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Windsorton (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oxley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Table Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cundletown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Covington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upland	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cornelia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Opids Camp Fc 57 Be	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.1 mm (5.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn Platteklip	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

294 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 3 February 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 3 February 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 289.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

234 broken records

Margins by which the 234 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1958

Top 20 records on 3 February 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1958	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1958	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1958	Corry, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1958	Kaliyal, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1958	Parsons 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1958	Coominya Post Office, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1958	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1958	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1958	Groot Constantia, ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1958	Seal Rocks Camping Reserve, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1958	Georgetown, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1958	Linesville 1 S, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1958	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	monthly rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1958	Toogoolawah Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1958	Yorba Linda, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1958	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	22 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1958	Barstow, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1958	Banner Elk, US	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1958	Munnar, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1958	Big Creek Ph 1, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	28 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1958. 1958 had 294 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	215
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1