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February 3
- 1952 - A tropical storm formed east of Florida, becoming the only Atlantic tropical cyclone on record in the month of February.
- 1990 - Cyclone Ofa passed near the Samoan Islands near peak intensity, causing heavy damage and eight deaths across Polynesia.
- 2011 - Cyclone Yasi (pictured) makes landfall in northern Queensland. Despite killing only one person, the storm ended up being the costliest tropical cyclone in the Australian basin, with damages topping up to US$3.6 billion.