Weather Records on 3 February 1980

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1980. Highest significance: Willowmore, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 February 1980

On 3 February 1980, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 175 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 601 daily.
Willowmore set a daily record precipitation of 53.2 mm (2.1 in) on 3 February 1980.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 3 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Earaheedy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Assarai-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Milingimbi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anchieta (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wonganoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jeremoabo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atilio Vivacqua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Weld	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ines	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Paineiras (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wauneta	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chatillon-Sur-Seine	France	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marra Creek (Womboin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.2 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Baixo Guandu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alfredo Chaves (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Represa Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeira Do Pombal (Pombal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bellaco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Araci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Louwsburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iconha-Montante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houma	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salgadalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Weismain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Itatinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Laborare	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg/Oberfranken-Huttst	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowflake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tabou	Cote D'Ivoire	Record low maximum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 290, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 3 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	290
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 3 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 13, daily 601.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

538 broken records

Margins by which the 538 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1980

Top 20 records on 3 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1980	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1980	Earaheedy, AU	all-time rain	202.0 mm (8.0 in)	97.9 mm (3.9 in)	14 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1980	Heidenheim/Brenz, DE	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Assarai-Montante, BR	daily rain	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Milingimbi, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Anchieta (Dnos), BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Wonganoo, AU	daily rain	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Jeremoabo, BR	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Highmore, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Atilio Vivacqua, BR	daily rain	65.9 mm (2.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Mount Weld, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Santa Ines, BR	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Usina Paineiras (Dnos), BR	daily rain	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	92 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Nachiki, RU	monthly rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	3 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Wauneta, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1980	Anningie, AU	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	37 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 617 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 20	484
20 to 40	23
40 to 60	21
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1