Weather Records on 3 February 1972

777 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1972. Highest significance: Ottawa Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 3 February 1972

On 3 February 1972, 777 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 298 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 43 monthly and 730 daily.
Ottawa Cda set a daily record snowfall of 38.4 cm (15.1 in) on 3 February 1972.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

777 stations

777 station records on 3 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	59.2 cm (23.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhousie L High Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Normandin Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily snowfall	48.5 cm (19.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	457.2 cm (180.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
High Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petawawa Nat Forestry	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Albanel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tylden "Tulden"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles de Mandeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ste Clothilde Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Denair 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Biscotasing	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcomb 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.1 cm (9.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kemptville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Herold (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Clothilde Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nominingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.7 cm (17.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

777 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 216, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 174, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 3 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	216
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	174
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 3 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 43, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

637 broken records

Margins by which the 637 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 2362.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1972

Top 20 records on 3 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1972	Ottawa Cda, CA	daily snowfall	38.4 cm (15.1 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1972	Perkins, CA	all-time snowfall	59.2 cm (23.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	55 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1972	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1972	Dalhousie L High Falls, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Dalhousie L High Falls, CA	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	101 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Belleville, CA	daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	102 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Contest, ZA	daily rain	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Perkins, CA	monthly rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Normandin Cda, CA	daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Belleville, CA	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Port Hope, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	86 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Trenton A, CA	daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Montreal McGill, CA	daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Barrage Mercier, CA	monthly snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Tweed, CA	monthly snowfall	48.5 cm (19.1 in)	16.7 cm (6.6 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Summit, US	daily snow depth	457.2 cm (180.0 in)	236.2 cm (93.0 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1972	Morrisburg, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 years	46 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 777 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 500	635
500 to 1000	1
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1