Weather Records on 3 February 1960

584 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1960. Highest significance: Oksoey Fyr, NO.

Key Facts for 3 February 1960

On 3 February 1960, 584 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 564 daily.
Oksoey Fyr set a daily record precipitation of 34.7 mm (1.4 in) on 3 February 1960.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

584 stations

584 station records on 3 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gabyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morro Do Chapeu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brenham	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mingenew	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rosenberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Guararema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carinhanha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sandsprings	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ilhota-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haswell	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camargo	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Narryer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arthur	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Supply 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blanco	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Erick	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mutual	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lampasas	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emery	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kerrville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Llano	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.5 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

584 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 115, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 358, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 3 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	115
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	358
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 3 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 564.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

505 broken records

Margins by which the 505 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 157.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1960

Top 20 records on 3 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1960	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1960	Gabyon, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Morro Do Chapeu, BR	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	all-time rain	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	11 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Hugoton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Elk City 4 W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Brenham, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Goodland, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Mingenew, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Iguape, BR	daily rain	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Mount Uniacke, CA	all-time snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Bakke, NO	monthly rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Rosenberg, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Guararema, BR	all-time rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Mc Cook, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Carinhanha, BR	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Apache, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Sandsprings, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1960	Dullstroom (Sar), ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	4 years	42 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1960. 1960 had 584 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 20	420
20 to 40	55
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	2