Weather Records on 3 February 1961

701 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1961. Highest significance: Greencastle 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1961

On 3 February 1961, 701 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 681 daily.
Greencastle 1 W set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 3 February 1961.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

701 stations

701 station records on 3 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Shelbina	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Pingrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Picardy	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St Joe AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St Louis Eads Brg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macomb	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Farmville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksburg 1	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Weldon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marcus Hook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Binghamton Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

701 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 196, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 3 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	196
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 3 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 15, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1961

Top 20 records on 3 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1961	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1961	Purcellville, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	13 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1961	Shelbina, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Lake Pingrup, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Romney 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Donora 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Fairmont, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Hartwood, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Asthawan, IN	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Hannibal 1 N, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Culpeper, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Clarksburg 1, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Seward AP, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Fairmont, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Picardy, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	St Louis Eads Brg, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1961	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 years	40 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 701 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 100	550
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1