Weather Records on 3 February 1963

1,073 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1963. Highest significance: Carcoar, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1963

On 3 February 1963, 1,073 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
404 were record highs and 181 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,032 daily.
Carcoar set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 3 February 1963.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

1,073 stations

1,073 station records on 3 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yenda (Blue Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Andres	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Keechelus	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Irvingdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kelso	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Molong (King St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Annandayle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saboeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leeton Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Council	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,073 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 205, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 199, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 430, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 3 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	205
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	199
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	430
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 3 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 40, daily 1,032.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

909 broken records

Margins by which the 909 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1963

Top 20 records on 3 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1963	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1963	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1963	Barmedman Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1963	Pleasant Valley, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Palmer 3 ESE, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Rimrock Tieton Dam, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Haugan 1 W, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Kosmos, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Walbundrie (Crediton Street), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Oswego, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Bulloo Downs, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Lake Cargelligo (Merri-Merriga, AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Yenda (Blue Plains), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	San Andres, MX	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	21 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Lake Cle Elum, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Lake Kachess, US	daily rain	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Lake Keechelus, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1963	Eastport, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	47 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 1,073 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	882
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2