Weather Records on 3 February 1982

1,574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1982. Highest significance: Sparta 1 W, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1982

On 3 February 1982, 1,574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
154 were record highs and 487 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 30 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 1,461 daily.
Sparta 1 W set an all-time record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 3 February 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

1,574 stations

1,574 station records on 3 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
St Ephrem	Canada	Record daily precipitation	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
St Malo D Auckland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Cartersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
New Castle	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Wetumpka	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Milstead	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Salem	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Evergreen	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Okeene	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cumming 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mattoon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Great Salt Plains Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walhalla	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Enka	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Flat Top	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hightower	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Taylorsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Level 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Norcross	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bent Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Niceville	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlow Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,574 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 69, Lowest daily maximum 251, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 236, Heaviest daily rainfall 560, Heaviest daily snowfall 175, Deepest snow cover 198.

Records on 3 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	69
Lowest daily maximum	251
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	236
Heaviest daily rainfall	560
Heaviest daily snowfall	175
Deepest snow cover	198

Records on 3 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 30, monthly 83, daily 1,461.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,338 broken records

Margins by which the 1,338 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1982

Top 20 records on 3 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1982	Sparta 1 W, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	St Ephrem, CA	all-time rain	106.0 mm (4.2 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	St Malo D Auckland, CA	all-time rain	132.5 mm (5.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	Cartersville, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	82 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	New Castle, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	Wetumpka, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	62 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	Milstead, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	Dadeville, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	Salem, US	all-time snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	Delphi 2 N, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	79 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	Evergreen, US	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	Highland Home, US	daily rain	134.1 mm (5.3 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	Cartersville #2, US	monthly rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1982	Carrollton, US	monthly rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1982	Nashville 1 E, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1982	Ridgetown, CA	daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	9.8 cm (3.9 in)	80 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1982	Clanton, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1982	Okeene, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1982	Gainesville, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1982	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	39 years	54 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 1,574 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 50	1,134
50 to 100	123
100 to 150	51
150 to 200	19
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1