Weather Records on 3 February 1971

749 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1971. Highest significance: Mallina, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1971

On 3 February 1971, 749 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 256 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 712 daily.
Mallina set an all-time record daily precipitation of 337.8 mm (13.3 in) on 3 February 1971.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

749 stations

749 station records on 3 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	337.8 mm (13.3 in)	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Abydos	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Coongan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Zolotoj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gooloogong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Murrumbogie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Linton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maryland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ouse (Millbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inskip Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cedaredge	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alta 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cooyar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell Town (Greenhill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sackville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mott	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Irving	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.1 C (80.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcarrol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oka	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rapide Blanc	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clear Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jondaryan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

749 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 123, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 133, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 116, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 3 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	123
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	133
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	116
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 3 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 29, daily 712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

624 broken records

Margins by which the 624 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1971

Top 20 records on 3 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1971	Mallina, AU	all-time rain	337.8 mm (13.3 in)	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	63 years	86 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 February 1971	Abydos Woodstock, AU	monthly rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	43 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1971	Abydos, AU	monthly rain	177.5 mm (7.0 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1971	Coongan Station, AU	daily rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1971	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Zolotoj, RU	monthly rain	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Gympie, AU	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Busby, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Bamboo Springs, AU	monthly rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Gooloogong Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Mount Edgar, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Trundle (Murrumbogie), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Linton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Gympie, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Maryland, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	80 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1971	Georgetown, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	59 years	43 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 749 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 50	572
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1