Weather Records on 3 February 1986

1,557 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1986. Highest significance: Steelville 2 N, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1986

On 3 February 1986, 1,557 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
778 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,503 daily.
Steelville 2 N set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 3 February 1986.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

1,557 stations

1,557 station records on 3 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Moran	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Denton 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Holmleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brazos	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gunter 5 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Klipplaat	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mahrigong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Belmont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Camdenton 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paris 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Farris 3 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tuscola	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut 4S	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Antlers	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
California	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Durant	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Roanoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Robert Lee 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville Siu Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elias Fausto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catumnal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.4 mm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.8 mm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sparkman	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puxico 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anna	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dekalb	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Valley View	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marmboo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evangelista de Souza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	276.8 mm (10.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Burkett	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,557 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 619, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 650, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 3 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	619
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	650
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 3 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 50, daily 1,503.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,345 broken records

Margins by which the 1,345 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1986

Top 20 records on 3 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1986	Steelville 2 N, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1986	Moran, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1986	Denton 2 SE, US	monthly rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	58 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1986	Holmleigh, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	64 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1986	Brazos, US	monthly rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1986	Gunter 5 S, US	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1986	Rushville, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1986	Weatherford, US	monthly rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1986	Klipplaat, ZA	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1986	Lockwood, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1986	Iola 1 W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1986	St Charles Elm Pt, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1986	Menard, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1986	Mahrigong, AU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	83.5 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1986	Belmont, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1986	Rolla Missouri S&T, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	83 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1986	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1986	Ivanhoe Downs, AU	daily rain	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1986	Camdenton 2 NW, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1986	Eldorado Springs, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	55 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1986. 1986 had 1,557 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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Data for records on 1986-02-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,315
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1