Weather Records on 3 February 1999

893 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 1999. Highest significance: Sonnblick, AT.

Key Facts for 3 February 1999

On 3 February 1999, 893 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
486 were record highs and 141 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 866 daily.
Sonnblick set a daily record precipitation of 47.1 mm (1.9 in) on 3 February 1999.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

893 stations

893 station records on 3 February 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise 20 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bangkok Metropolis	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lavik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Husnes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kluhorskij Pereval	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Parma Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandusky	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mauston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Viroqua	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Delta AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Lodge 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wisdom	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Friona	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Decorah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atchison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

893 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 197, Lowest daily maximum 82, Highest daily minimum 289, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 3 February 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	197
Lowest daily maximum	82
Highest daily minimum	289
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 3 February 1999 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

695 broken records

Margins by which the 695 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 1999

Top 20 records on 3 February 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 1999	Sonnblick, AT	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 1999	Wien, AT	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Enterprise 20 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Lysebotn, NO	daily rain	115.5 mm (4.5 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Bangkok Metropolis, TH	daily low max	26.6 C (79.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	45 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Lavik, NO	daily rain	85.7 mm (3.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Bjorheim I Ryfylke, NO	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Federal Pt, US	daily high min	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Belfast, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Malheur Branch Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Kingston, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Sviland, NO	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Newburyport, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Duchesne, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Husnes, NO	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Ostrov Sosnovez, RU	daily low min	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 1999	Wellsboro, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	38 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1999. 1999 had 893 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	668
25 to 50	17
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1