Weather Records on 3 February 2004

1,663 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2004. Highest significance: Sovetskaja Gavan, RU.

Key Facts for 3 February 2004

On 3 February 2004, 1,663 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
504 were record highs and 179 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,567 daily.
Sovetskaja Gavan set a daily record precipitation of 28.5 mm (1.1 in) on 3 February 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

1,663 stations

1,663 station records on 3 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Volnovakha	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boona-Choppa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	17.3 C (63.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
The Hirsel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Javier	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fairymead Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bancroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kolonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Urangan Hibiscus St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Memana (Babel Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mariupol'	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cacapon St Pk #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lurnea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallangarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.9 C (51.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rothamsted	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kidman Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rockybar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Audubon	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Goondicum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,663 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 247, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 117, Heaviest daily rainfall 731, Heaviest daily snowfall 152, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 3 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	247
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	117
Heaviest daily rainfall	731
Heaviest daily snowfall	152
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 3 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 82, daily 1,567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,458 broken records

Margins by which the 1,458 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2004

Top 20 records on 3 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2004	Sovetskaja Gavan, RU	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2004	Victoria River Downs, AU	daily rain	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	62.1 mm (2.4 in)	64 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2004	Malakoff, AU	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	87.3 mm (3.4 in)	61 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2004	Volnovakha, UA	monthly rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Boona-Choppa, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Willeroo, AU	daily rain	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	90 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	monthly high min	11.9 C (53.4 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	1 year	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Wisley, GB	daily high max	17.3 C (63.1 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Moro, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Bundaberg Aero, AU	daily rain	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	6 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Bargara, AU	daily rain	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	110 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	The Hirsel, AU	daily rain	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	San Javier, MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Oxford, GB	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	134 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2004	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	77 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 1,663 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 100	1,433
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1