Weather Records on 3 February 1977

450 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1977. Highest significance: Smythe, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 February 1977

On 3 February 1977, 450 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 425 daily.
Smythe set a daily record precipitation of 76.0 mm (3.0 in) on 3 February 1977.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

450 stations

450 station records on 3 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Boetsap (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gresford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alicedale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockland 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Olinda (Andreza)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duiwelskloof (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanhurst Est, Umzint	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Campi	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Narrabri (Mollee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Illawarra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

450 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 178, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 99.

Records on 3 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	178
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	99

Records on 3 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 20, daily 425.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

367 broken records

Margins by which the 367 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1977

Top 20 records on 3 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1977	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1977	Boetsap (Pol), ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1977	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	79 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1977	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	71 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Lawrence, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Gresford Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Irwin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Alicedale, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Ludlow, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Fredonia, US	all-time snow depth	149.9 cm (59.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Wee Waa (George St), AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Laguna, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Franklyn Vale, AU	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1977	Rockland 2 NW, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	40 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1977. 1977 had 450 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 100	345
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1