Weather Records on 3 February 1996

3,705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1996. Highest significance: Goshen, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 1996

On 3 February 1996, 3,705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 2,823 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 147 were all-time records, 522 monthly and 3,036 daily.
Goshen set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 3 February 1996.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 3 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chappells 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Montague 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hesperia 4 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas de Santa Barbara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brodhead Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pedro de Toledo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	175.5 mm (6.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Oconomowoc Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Monmouth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winnebago	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Flandreau	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chilton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

3,705 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 53, Lowest daily maximum 1,505, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 1,318, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 338, Deepest snow cover 259.

Records on 3 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	53
Lowest daily maximum	1,505
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	1,318
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	338
Deepest snow cover	259

Records on 3 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 147, monthly 522, daily 3,036.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

3,050 broken records

Margins by which the 3,050 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1996

Top 20 records on 3 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1996	Goshen, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	99 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Pulaski 2 E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Newport 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Belle Plaine, US	all-time low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Lancaster 4 WSW, US	all-time low max	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Cape Leveque, AU	daily rain	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Clinton #1, US	all-time low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	96 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Clinton #1, US	all-time low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	102 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Grinnell 3 SW, US	all-time low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Chappells 2 NNW, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Oconomowoc Wwtp, US	monthly low max	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1996	Grundy Ctr, US	all-time low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1996	Bayfield 6 N, US	all-time low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1996	Albia 3 NNE, US	all-time low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1996	Fayette, US	all-time low max	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1996	Montague 4 NW, US	all-time low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1996	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1996	Calhoun Falls, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1996	Franklin 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	58 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 3,705 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	2,767
50 to 100	155
100 to 150	79
150 to 200	27
200 to 250	16
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1