Weather Records on 3 February 1988

1,033 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1988. Highest significance: Chama, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1988

On 3 February 1988, 1,033 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
518 were record highs and 77 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 996 daily.
Chama set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 3 February 1988.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

1,033 stations

1,033 station records on 3 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chama	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kugali	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lay Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ilyinskiy	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Somerby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Densmore 2N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gaudan-In-Turkmen	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cheraw	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wikieup	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elmira	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munday	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Capituva	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Pedro Do Suacui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	157.0 cm (61.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Canyon Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Luna Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Palco	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Winona	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro Lock 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Billingsley	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
La Purisima	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,033 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 236, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 282, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 282, Heaviest daily snowfall 115, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 3 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	236
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	282
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	282
Heaviest daily snowfall	115
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 3 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 34, daily 996.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

817 broken records

Margins by which the 817 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1988

Top 20 records on 3 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1988	Chama, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1988	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1988	Kugali, KZ	monthly rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1988	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1988	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Mabel Downs, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Fowler 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Salina, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Lay Dam, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Ilyinskiy, RU	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Chama, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Somerby, AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Dulce, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Litchfield Park, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Densmore 2N, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	77 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Sharon Springs, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	93 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Gaudan-In-Turkmen, TM	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Oakley 4W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1988	Ionia, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	92 years	43 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 1,033 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	755
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2