Weather Records on 3 February 1966

562 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1966. Highest significance: Ogdensburg 4 NE, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1966

On 3 February 1966, 562 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
76 were record highs and 150 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 522 daily.
Ogdensburg 4 NE set a daily record snow depth of 101.6 cm (40.0 in) on 3 February 1966.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

562 stations

562 station records on 3 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wargundy	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Newlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wheeling Warwood Dam	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Penedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Andenes	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bladgrond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-39.2 C (-38.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Syfergat (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kearneysville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blikana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.4 C (-31.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-31.4 C (-24.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Picardy	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hattiesburg 5SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Voru	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sihccajavri	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-47.4 C (-53.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-28.4 C (-19.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

562 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 124.

Records on 3 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	124

Records on 3 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 26, daily 522.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

480 broken records

Margins by which the 480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1168.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1966

Top 20 records on 3 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1966	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Petrolina, BR	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	York 3 SSW Pump STN, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43.1 cm (17.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low max	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	118 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Wargundy, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Hopewell, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Southampton, CA	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Waterland, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Lockport 2SE, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Oswego, US	daily snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Vanceburg, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Canton 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Newlands, ZA	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Wheeling Warwood Dam, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Mundo Novo, BR	monthly rain	130.3 mm (5.1 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Glomfjord, NO	all-time low min	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	49 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily low min	-27.6 C (-17.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1966	Ellsworth, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	41 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 562 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 200	459
200 to 400	16
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1