Weather Records on 2 February 2003

1,561 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 2003. Highest significance: Fillmore, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 2003

On 2 February 2003, 1,561 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
907 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,506 daily.
Fillmore set a daily record precipitation of 34.5 mm (1.4 in) on 2 February 2003.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

1,561 stations

1,561 station records on 2 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mystic Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burris	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Haamstede	Netherlands	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maridalsoset	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rest Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hachijojima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Houston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 5 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cody 21 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Portage	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holdrege	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lovell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunshine 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stryker	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tensleep 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoxie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,561 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 433, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 474, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 345, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 117.

Records on 2 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	433
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	474
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	345
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	117

Records on 2 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 52, daily 1,506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,224 broken records

Margins by which the 1,224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 2003

Top 20 records on 2 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 2003	Fillmore, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	105 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2003	Buffalo, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2003	Shoshoni, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2003	Fontenelle Dam, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2003	Mystic Lake, US	monthly snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2003	Mystic Lake, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Hutchinson 1 N, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Burris, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	55 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Torrens Creek Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Red Lodge, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Meeker, US	monthly high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Deadwood, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Boysen Dam, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Haamstede, NL	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Bjornholt, NO	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	109 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2003	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	92 years	46 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 1,561 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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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	1,160
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	18
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1