Weather Records on 3 February 1969

382 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1969. Highest significance: Greenville Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1969

On 3 February 1969, 382 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
36 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 363 daily.
Greenville Muni AP set a daily record snowfall of 46.5 cm (18.3 in) on 3 February 1969.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

382 stations

382 station records on 3 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pahoa 65	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chute Hemmings	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aroostook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mac Mac Bos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spruce	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aracatuba (Emsa)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Rose du Degelis	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Central Michigan UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trois Rivieres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Hemmings	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arvida	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Craigie (Bondi Forest Lodge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Portage des Roches	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Tite	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gaspe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	134.6 cm (53.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunham River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record snow depth	154.9 cm (61.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

382 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 3 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 3 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 11, daily 363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

324 broken records

Margins by which the 324 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 458.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1969

Top 20 records on 3 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1969	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	46.5 cm (18.3 in)	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	45 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Ivanhoe Station, AU	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	34 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Port Hastings, CA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	78 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Britton, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Hakalau 142, US	daily rain	202.7 mm (8.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	19 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Mount Forest, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Pahoa 65, US	daily rain	137.4 mm (5.4 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Honohina 137, US	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Chute Hemmings, CA	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Aroostook, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Cavendish, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Itariri, BR	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1969	Mac Mac Bos, ZA	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	10 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 382 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 1969
Margin	Records
0 to 100	279
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	11
400 to 500	2