Weather Records on 3 February 2001

1,031 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2001. Highest significance: Toowoomba, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 2001

On 3 February 2001, 1,031 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 445 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 86 monthly and 927 daily.
Toowoomba set a daily record precipitation of 97.0 mm (3.8 in) on 3 February 2001.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

1,031 stations

1,031 station records on 3 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kookabookra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goodger Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carawatha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bauple	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
West Haldon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tara Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aginskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.6 C (-53.7 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mandala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aksa	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-50.1 C (-58.2 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wunburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ulety	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-44.1 C (-47.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sosnovo-Ozerskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.5 C (-51.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Donegal 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indooroopilly Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kirensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-53.7 C (-64.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Horinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-36.5 C (-33.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kyra	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scandia	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Whitestone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hilok	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.0 C (-59.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wrotham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstone Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yamburgan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Swamp (Athlyne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karam	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.4 C (-67.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.8 C (-41.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorjacinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,031 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 282, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 163, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 147.

Records on 3 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	282
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	163
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	147

Records on 3 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 86, daily 927.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

848 broken records

Margins by which the 848 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2001

Top 20 records on 3 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2001	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	107 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2001	Kookabookra, AU	daily rain	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	90 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2001	Kia Ora Sandy Ridges, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Babuskin, RU	all-time low min	-38.6 C (-37.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Helidon Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	90 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Ebor (the Racecourse), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Goodger Store, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Jimna Composite, AU	daily rain	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	107 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Carawatha, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Bauple, AU	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Forest Hill, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	90 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	112 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Shamrock Mine, AU	daily rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	West Haldon, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Tara Shire Council, AU	daily rain	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	77 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Tenosique (Smn), MX	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Aginskoe, RU	all-time low min	-47.6 C (-53.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	65 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Blackbutt Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2001	Ravensbourne, AU	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	24 years	47 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2001. 2001 had 1,031 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 2001-02-03: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	797
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1