Weather Records on 3 February 1959

515 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1959. Highest significance: Vanur, IN.

Key Facts for 3 February 1959

On 3 February 1959, 515 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 496 daily.
Vanur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 100.3 mm (3.9 in) on 3 February 1959.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

515 stations

515 station records on 3 February 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Tadpatri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kolar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sankari	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Musiri	India	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Girona (Antic Institut)	Spain	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pakala	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Srinivaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bangarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natham	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lalgudi	India	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pense	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ellore	India	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wallajah	India	Record daily precipitation	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruchengode	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kothapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kulithalai	India	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chengam	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Anicut	India	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tirumangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chettikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalore	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aravakurichi	India	Record daily precipitation	61.1 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Circle 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nokomis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villupuram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavani	India	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

515 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 32, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 3 February 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	32
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 3 February 1959 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 496.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

441 broken records

Margins by which the 441 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 185.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1959

Top 20 records on 3 February 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1959	Vanur, IN	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	57 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1959	Tadpatri, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Kolar, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Arni, IN	monthly rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Sankari, IN	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Thathaiengarpet, IN	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Salem, IN	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Musiri, IN	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Girona (Antic Institut), ES	daily rain	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Pakala, IN	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	57 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Mont-Aigoual, FR	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Srinivaspur, IN	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Bangarpet, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Natham, IN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Lalgudi, IN	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Blakely, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Nagarcoil, IN	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Big Rapids Wtp, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1959	Pense, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	44 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1959. 1959 had 515 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 1959-02-03: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	329
25 to 50	76
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3
175 to 200	1