Weather Records on 3 February 1970

1,260 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1970. Highest significance: McAdam, CA.

Key Facts for 3 February 1970

On 3 February 1970, 1,260 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
326 were record highs and 404 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,188 daily.
McAdam set a monthly record daily precipitation of 104.6 mm (4.1 in) on 3 February 1970.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

1,260 stations

1,260 station records on 3 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
McAdam	Canada	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
New Holland	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kenmac Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grobelershoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Thornlea	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cutchogue	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rooisloot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Diamantina Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uniteit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kakamas Skl	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Jerome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turners Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williamston 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,260 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 267, Highest daily minimum 157, Lowest daily minimum 137, Heaviest daily rainfall 433, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 3 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	267
Highest daily minimum	157
Lowest daily minimum	137
Heaviest daily rainfall	433
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 3 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 69, daily 1,188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,081 broken records

Margins by which the 1,081 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 173.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1970

Top 20 records on 3 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1970	McAdam, CA	monthly rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1970	New Holland, US	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1970	Gagetown 2, CA	monthly rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	23 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1970	New Bedford Coop, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	54 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1970	Springfield, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1970	Kenmac Station, AU	all-time rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Fredericton Cda, CA	monthly rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Taunton, US	daily rain	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Hartford Brainard Fld, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Cedar Key 1 WSW, US	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	St Augustine, US	daily rain	140.2 mm (5.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Palatka, US	monthly rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Sussex, CA	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Grobelershoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Saint John, CA	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Thornlea, ZA	daily rain	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Brooksville Chin Hill, US	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1970	Federal Pt, US	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	8 years	49 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 1,260 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 25	976
25 to 50	73
50 to 75	21
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1