Weather Records on 3 February 2008

760 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2008. Highest significance: Ogden Pioneer Ph, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 2008

On 3 February 2008, 760 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
189 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 708 daily.
Ogden Pioneer Ph set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 3 February 2008.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

760 stations

760 station records on 3 February 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Bucca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.6 mm (7.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Altenbern	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waiakea Scd 88.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Keaau 92	United States	Record daily precipitation	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wooli Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville Monastery	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salina	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenreagh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho Falls 46 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	220.0 mm (8.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kanchanaburi	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ola	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Trinity Rvr Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chemult	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bickleton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minidoka Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waikiki 717.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phetchabun	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	23.0 C (73.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brigham City Waste Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cherry Valley Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Round Mountain	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fontenelle Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Creek (Jaloom)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sakon Nakhon	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Udon Thani	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hawaii Vol Np HQ 54	United States	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedourie Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

760 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 78, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 3 February 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	78
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 3 February 2008 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 44, daily 708.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

606 broken records

Margins by which the 606 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 585.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2008

Top 20 records on 3 February 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2008	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2008	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	32 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Shoshone 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Ulmarra (Newsagency), AU	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Lower Bucca, AU	daily rain	192.6 mm (7.6 in)	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Richfield, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Garden Valley, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	114 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Alpine, US	all-time snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Koosharem, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Altenbern, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Waiakea Scd 88.2, US	daily rain	241.6 mm (9.5 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	38 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Chemult, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Keaau 92, US	daily rain	257.3 mm (10.1 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Wooli Beach, AU	daily rain	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Willits 1 NE, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Huntsville Monastery, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Stradbroke Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Salina, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2008	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109 years	48 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 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 760 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	551
100 to 200	37
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2