Weather Records on 3 February 1981

732 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1981. Highest significance: Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 3 February 1981

On 3 February 1981, 732 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 210 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 722 daily.
Naboomspruit (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 90.0 mm (3.5 in) on 3 February 1981.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

732 stations

732 station records on 3 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bennetts Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Corner Brook	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Obersulm-Willsbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buhlertal	Germany	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Schlusselfeld (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.3 cm (20.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dixville Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Michelstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Miltenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gossweinstein	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wertheim-Eichel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Aklavik A	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Bergzabern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bischbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laporte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goodland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Cape Byron Lighthou	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beerfelden	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dividalen	Norway	Record snow depth	79.0 cm (31.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canaan	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.0 C (100.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eberbach/Neckar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Murrhardt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheboygan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgetown Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
South Grafton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cavendish	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

732 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 115, Lowest daily maximum 152, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 3 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	115
Lowest daily maximum	152
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 3 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

616 broken records

Margins by which the 616 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1981

Top 20 records on 3 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1981	Naboomspruit (Pol), ZA	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1981	Gollhofen, DE	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Glen Harding, AU	daily rain	173.0 mm (6.8 in)	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Ohringen, DE	monthly rain	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Bennetts Brg, US	daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Corner Brook, CA	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	75 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Cumbalum (Fairview), AU	daily rain	97.2 mm (3.8 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily high max	38.4 C (101.1 F)	7.7 C (13.9 F)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Obersulm-Willsbach, DE	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Buhlertal, DE	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Petford, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	15.1 mm (0.6 in)	90 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Balfes Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Schlusselfeld (Klaranlage), DE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	First Connecticut Lake, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily snowfall	52.3 cm (20.6 in)	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1981	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	90 years	39 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 732 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	609
100 to 200	4
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1