Weather Records on 3 February 2002

1,447 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2002. Highest significance: Garnett 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 2002

On 3 February 2002, 1,447 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,150 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,407 daily.
Garnett 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 3 February 2002.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

1,447 stations

1,447 station records on 3 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marodian Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tia (Rambrah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleyong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.2 C (86.4 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	10.1 C (50.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Numeralla (Badja Composite)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kootingal (Gate St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Potsdam	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.3 C (59.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minsk	Belarus	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schwerin	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lenora Coop	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Upland 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shepetivka	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,447 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 785, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 365, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 3 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	785
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	365
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 3 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 39, daily 1,407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,310 broken records

Margins by which the 1,310 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2002

Top 20 records on 3 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2002	Garnett 1 E, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2002	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	113 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	11.2 C (52.2 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	135 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Manfred, AU	daily rain	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Marodian Homestead, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Tia (Rambrah), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Charleyong, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Covert, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Riverside, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily high min	30.2 C (86.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily high max	17.3 C (63.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	116 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Kiev, UA	daily high max	12.3 C (54.1 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Poltava, UA	daily high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Tolt S Fk Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Flahult, SE	daily high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	88 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Velikie Luki, RU	daily high max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2002	Marnitz, DE	daily high max	14.5 C (58.1 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	79 years	41 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 1,447 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 2026-10-15 (15 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	1,293
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2