Weather Records on 3 February 1968

750 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1968. Highest significance: Sussex 1 NW, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1968

On 3 February 1968, 750 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
321 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 730 daily.
Sussex 1 NW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 73.7 mm (2.9 in) on 3 February 1968.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

750 stations

750 station records on 3 February 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dyliabing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ongerup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Novo Acre (Giqui)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nyerilup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bremer Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Badgebup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kwobrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Patch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chinocup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fife Lake 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Peppermint Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushy Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerramungup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guanambi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlevoix	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	136.9 mm (5.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Graham Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vicosa Do Ceara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Maior	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Helena (Mariquita)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Taunton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canning River Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brumado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pindai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St George	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bomnak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

750 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 362, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 3 February 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	362
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 3 February 1968 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

651 broken records

Margins by which the 651 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1968

Top 20 records on 3 February 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1968	Sussex 1 NW, US	monthly rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Dyliabing, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Ongerup, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Novo Acre (Giqui), BR	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Gardiner, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Coeur D'Alene, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Orono, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Seattle NAS, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Nyerilup, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	77 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Bremer Bay, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Badgebup, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	14 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	McAdam, CA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Aroostook, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	93 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Lawrence Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Houlton, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Bickleton, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1968	Kwobrup, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1968	St Andrews, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1968. 1968 had 750 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 20	600
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1