Weather Records on 3 February 1984

521 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1984. Highest significance: Grootvlakte, ZA.

Key Facts for 3 February 1984

On 3 February 1984, 521 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
244 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 509 daily.
Grootvlakte set a daily record precipitation of 42.7 mm (1.7 in) on 3 February 1984.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

521 stations

521 station records on 3 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grootvlakte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kukaiau 222	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arcade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paauilo 221	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitzic	Gabon	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sheenspost	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lagunillas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vestmannaeyjar	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makanga	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ookala 223	United States	Record daily precipitation	255.3 mm (10.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Hic 199	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Launiupoko Intake 376	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karoi	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Glen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tlachichuca	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kukuihaele Mill 206	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Vasileva	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Isparta	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hoxie	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stampede Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
South Johnstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	297.0 mm (11.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Paauhau 217	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Vrangelja	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hale Loud Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Espoey	France	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Corinne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
San Francisco Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gweru	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

521 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 3 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 3 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 509.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

389 broken records

Margins by which the 389 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1984

Top 20 records on 3 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1984	Grootvlakte, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1984	Kukaiau 222, US	daily rain	188.2 mm (7.4 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1984	Mangochi, MW	daily rain	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1984	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1984	Montevideo 1SW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1984	Chestnut Hill, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	85 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1984	Yakutat AP, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1984	Gulkana AP, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1984	Arcade, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	80 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1984	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1984	Paauilo 221, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1984	Mitzic, GA	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1984	Sheenspost, ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1984	Tiskilwa 2 SE, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	74 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1984	Newport, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1984	Lagunillas, MX	daily high min	18.9 C (66.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1984	Vestmannaeyjar, IS	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1984	Makanga, MW	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1984	Barguzin, RU	daily low min	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1984	Ludington 4 SE, US	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	73 years	31 of 100 (Routine)

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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 521 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 25	361
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1