Weather Records on 3 February 1978

652 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1978. Highest significance: Kokomo 3 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1978

On 3 February 1978, 652 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
82 were record highs and 120 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 598 daily.
Kokomo 3 WSW set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 3 February 1978.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

652 stations

652 station records on 3 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Langley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ethel Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lenindjol	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardabani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello Muni AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dzhergital	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Reston	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarboro 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valier	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

652 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 41, Deepest snow cover 205.

Records on 3 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	41
Deepest snow cover	205

Records on 3 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 36, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 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 1978

Top 20 records on 3 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1978	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1978	Crawfordsville Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Grants Pass, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Langley Downs, AU	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Kalamazoo State Hospital, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Lewistown AP, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Sandusky, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Ethel Creek, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Angola, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Van Wert 1 S, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Anderson 1 N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Delphi 2 N, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1978	Melstone, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	7 years	45 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1978. 1978 had 652 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 February 1978
Margin	Records
0 to 100	417
100 to 200	40
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	1