Weather Records on 3 February 1992

1,313 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1992. Highest significance: Ocotlan de Morelos, MX.

Key Facts for 3 February 1992

On 3 February 1992, 1,313 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
630 were record highs and 184 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,266 daily.
Ocotlan de Morelos set a monthly record daily precipitation of 89.9 mm (3.5 in) on 3 February 1992.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

1,313 stations

1,313 station records on 3 February 1992 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1992: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ocotlan de Morelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Chiautla de Tapia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Galveston	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro Leopoldo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Azov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Extremadura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mascote	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Parapua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.7 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toma Tecomatepec	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Bom Retiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osvaldo Cruz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	170.1 mm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Namiquipa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiporanga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.5 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Queiroz	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ooratippra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Catigua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atoyac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Baltazar Tetela	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Galesburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Espanola	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sealy	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Izuhara	Japan	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundurin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sibley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Estacao Experimental	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Cantil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chiautla de Tapia	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Primghar	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Spring Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Palmeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	145.7 mm (5.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Castores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ingenio Tamazula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corrales	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Balcon Diablo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lodge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hico	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie du Chien	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waukesha Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barretos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xaltianguis (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nashville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,313 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1992 by type: Highest daily maximum 309, Lowest daily maximum 159, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 488, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 3 February 1992 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	309
Lowest daily maximum	159
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	488
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 3 February 1992 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 41, daily 1,266.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,080 broken records

Margins by which the 1,080 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 1992

Top 20 records on 3 February 1992 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1992	Ocotlan de Morelos, MX	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	65 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1992	Chiautla de Tapia, MX	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1992	Usina Avanhandava (Cpfl), BR	monthly rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1992	Galveston, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Pedro Leopoldo, BR	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Namiquipa, MX	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Azov, RU	monthly rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30.9 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Extremadura, BR	daily rain	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Mascote, BR	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Lawn Hill, AU	monthly rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Parapua, BR	daily rain	134.7 mm (5.3 in)	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Toma Tecomatepec, MX	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Wharton, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Fazenda Bom Retiro, BR	daily rain	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Osvaldo Cruz, BR	all-time rain	170.1 mm (6.7 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Rinopolis, BR	monthly rain	142.3 mm (5.6 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Hamlin 1SW, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Fazenda Ajudas, BR	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Namiquipa, MX	monthly low max	0.6 C (33.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1992	Parker, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	86 years	45 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 1992

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1992. 1992 had 1,313 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	1,027
25 to 50	34
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	4
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1