Weather Records on 3 February 1973

1,038 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1973. Highest significance: Cudal Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1973

On 3 February 1973, 1,038 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
490 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 1,009 daily.
Cudal Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 3 February 1973.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

1,038 stations

1,038 station records on 3 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cudal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hill End Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	346.2 mm (13.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oliver Stp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (Hazeldale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Binya (Merribee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summerland Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wellwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Joe Rich Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Barry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sunny Corner (Snow Line)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Okanagan Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Falls Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkeld	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Lachlan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paling Yards (Ulabri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rankins Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,038 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 307, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 183, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 478, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 3 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	307
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	183
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	478
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 3 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 1,009.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

907 broken records

Margins by which the 907 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1973

Top 20 records on 3 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1973	Cudal Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1973	Hill End Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	85 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1973	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1973	Nymagee (Kenmure Station), AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1973	Borenore Store, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1973	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1973	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	all-time rain	346.2 mm (13.6 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	0 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	84 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Peak Hill (Bruie Plains), AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Manildra (George St), AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Oliver Stp, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Cumnock (Willow Park), AU	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Rugby (Carovale), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Blayney Post Office, AU	monthly rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1973	Wattle Flat General Store, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	51 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 1,038 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	809
25 to 50	74
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1