Weather Records on 3 February 1962

1,104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1962. Highest significance: Birtle, CA.

Key Facts for 3 February 1962

On 3 February 1962, 1,104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
879 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 45 monthly and 1,058 daily.
Birtle set a daily record snowfall of 19.8 cm (7.8 in) on 3 February 1962.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

1,104 stations

1,104 station records on 3 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Walburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moosomin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tripoli City	Libya	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prince	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paardefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ranfurly	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gormanston (Gould Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keremeos	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown (Copper Mine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Biggar	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Muenster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon U of S	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	98.0 cm (38.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Primghar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,104 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 524, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 355, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 3 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	524
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	355
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 3 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 45, daily 1,058.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

887 broken records

Margins by which the 887 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1962

Top 20 records on 3 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1962	Birtle, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1962	Russell, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	St Walburg, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Humboldt, CA	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Humboldt, CA	monthly snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Moosehorn, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Moosomin, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Whitewood, CA	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Whitewood, CA	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Tripoli City, LY	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	monthly snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Prince, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Qu'appelle, CA	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	83 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Cypress River, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Nuwara Eliya, LK	daily low max	15.2 C (59.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Paardefontein, ZA	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1962	Wasco, US	monthly low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	58 years	36 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 1,104 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	856
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2