Weather Records on 3 February 1997

775 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1997. Highest significance: Mileura, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 1997

On 3 February 1997, 775 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 57 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 728 daily.
Mileura set an all-time record daily precipitation of 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 3 February 1997.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

775 stations

775 station records on 3 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.8 mm (8.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.5 cm (19.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Creighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Midland	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Halstad	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Onaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth 2.5 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Woodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.8 mm (6.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yangjiang	China	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beemer	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
O'Neill	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
White Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Birraban	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wagner	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenmount Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pierre Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Threave	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Niobrara	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carnarvon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isabella 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Talwood State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Shanwei	China	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wessington Springs 7SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

775 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 311, Heaviest daily snowfall 104, Deepest snow cover 58.

Records on 3 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	121
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	311
Heaviest daily snowfall	104
Deepest snow cover	58

Records on 3 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 41, daily 728.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 1997

Top 20 records on 3 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1997	Mileura, AU	all-time rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	92.9 mm (3.7 in)	88 years	95 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 February 1997	Mount Vernon, AU	all-time rain	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	135.7 mm (5.3 in)	35 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1997	Carroll, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	85 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1997	Turee Creek, AU	all-time rain	202.8 mm (8.0 in)	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	15 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1997	Lead, US	daily snowfall	50.5 cm (19.9 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	73 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1997	Creighton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1997	Midland, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1997	Halstad, US	monthly rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Ennis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Onaka, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Perry, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	all-time snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Mobridge 2NNW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Douglas 1 SE, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Wentworth 2.5 WNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Peak Hill, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Woodlands, AU	daily rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Milgun, AU	monthly rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1997	Munarra, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	49 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 775 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 1997-02-03: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 February 1997
Margin	Records
0 to 100	574
100 to 200	38
200 to 300	13
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	2