Weather Records on 3 February 1983

1,667 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1983. Highest significance: Bambui, BR.

Key Facts for 3 February 1983

On 3 February 1983, 1,667 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
604 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,586 daily.
Bambui set an all-time record daily precipitation of 200.0 mm (7.9 in) on 3 February 1983.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

1,667 stations

1,667 station records on 3 February 1983 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1983: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bambui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Caledonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Marquette	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Pittsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Peotone	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Fazenda Boa Vista de Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clinton 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lansing	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Atkinson Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hatfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lansing	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Amalia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.1 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Sao Lourenco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Attica 6 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Estrela Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reedsburg Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Attica 6 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Iguatama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Itau de Minas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Fereol	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Portage Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Serrana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Organ Pipe Cactus Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Antioch	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Miltonvale	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winona Dam 5 A	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mellen 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trempealeau Dam 6	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Imuris (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minocqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Union Grove Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,667 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1983 by type: Highest daily maximum 300, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 304, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 598, Heaviest daily snowfall 210, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 3 February 1983 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	300
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	304
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	598
Heaviest daily snowfall	210
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 3 February 1983 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 67, daily 1,586.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,432 broken records

Margins by which the 1,432 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1983

Top 20 records on 3 February 1983 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1983	Bambui, BR	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Caledonia, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Marquette, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	123 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Newton, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Pittsville, US	all-time snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Peotone, US	monthly rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Fazenda Boa Vista de Jacare, BR	monthly rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Amistad 5 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Creston 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Clinton 2, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Lansing, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1983	Usina Esmeril (Cpfl) B4-005, BR	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1983	Ft Atkinson Wwtp, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1983	Hatfield, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1983	Portage Wwtp, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1983	Cordes, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1983	Lansing, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	63 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1983	Harmony, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1983	Usina Amalia, BR	monthly rain	142.1 mm (5.6 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	53 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 1983

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1983. 1983 had 1,667 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	1,274
50 to 100	88
100 to 150	43
150 to 200	13
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	4