Weather Records on 3 February 1964

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1964. Highest significance: Bosque del Apache, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1964

On 3 February 1964, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
57 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 261 daily.
Bosque del Apache set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 3 February 1964.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 3 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maude (Nap Nap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gulbarga	India	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chambers	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Augustine 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gran Quivira Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Narasannapeta	India	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Fidel 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boorhaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corona	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brewster	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Noorama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Insizwa (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheesman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halsey 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rayack	Lebanon	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perryton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Opsoek (Pos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 3 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 3 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 261.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 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 1964

Top 20 records on 3 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1964	Bosque del Apache, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1964	Perryton, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	N'Dabakazi (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Pecos Nm, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Tajique 4 N, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Maude (Nap Nap), AU	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	13 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Gulbarga, IN	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Chambers, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Kingston, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Peddie (Mag), ZA	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Two Buttes, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Mountainair, US	monthly rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Taylor, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Augustine 2E, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Tajique 4 N, US	monthly snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	39 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Crete 4ESE, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Gran Quivira Natl Mon, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Mountainair, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Narasannapeta, IN	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1964	Springfield, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	37 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1964. 1964 had 270 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 February 1964
Margin	Records
0 to 50	184
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2