Weather Records on 3 February 1991

1,432 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1991. Highest significance: Wandoo, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1991

On 3 February 1991, 1,432 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,122 were record highs and 109 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 1,405 daily.
Wandoo set a daily record precipitation of 130.0 mm (5.1 in) on 3 February 1991.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

1,432 stations

1,432 station records on 3 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dalrymple Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	690.0 mm (27.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mount Coolon Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Douglas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jomo Kenyatta Intl	Kenya	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.2 mm (10.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	407.0 mm (16.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Calen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	321.0 mm (12.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Narandiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pandanus Ck Forest 658	Australia	Record daily precipitation	318.6 mm (12.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crediton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	518.0 mm (20.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	328.0 mm (12.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Millaroo Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.0 mm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Universo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quilimane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tuckerton 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tierawoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waitara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.5 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,432 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 663, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 459, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 3 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	663
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	459
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 3 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 22, daily 1,405.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,224 broken records

Margins by which the 1,224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1991

Top 20 records on 3 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1991	Wandoo, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1991	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.6 mm (6.2 in)	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1991	Dalrymple Heights, AU	all-time rain	690.0 mm (27.2 in)	157.1 mm (6.2 in)	31 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1991	Strathbogie, AU	daily rain	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	156.5 mm (6.2 in)	65 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1991	Mount Coolon Hotel, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	115.9 mm (4.6 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1991	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1991	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1991	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	224.8 mm (8.9 in)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1991	Woodhouse, AU	daily rain	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1991	Mt Douglas, AU	daily rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1991	Jomo Kenyatta Intl, KE	monthly rain	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1991	Clare, AU	monthly rain	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1991	Collinsville Post Office, AU	all-time rain	266.2 mm (10.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1991	Bundabaroo, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1991	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	daily rain	407.0 mm (16.0 in)	264.0 mm (10.4 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1991	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	136.6 mm (5.4 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	91 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1991	Calen Post Office, AU	daily rain	321.0 mm (12.6 in)	228.0 mm (9.0 in)	15 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1991	Tower 2S, US	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1991	Narandiba, BR	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1991	Marquette, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	112 years	48 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1991. 1991 had 1,432 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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Data for records on 1991-02-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,208
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1