Weather Records on 3 February 2011

2,215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2011. Highest significance: Lamar 7N, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 2011

On 3 February 2011, 2,215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
187 were record highs and 1,343 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 187 were all-time records, 321 monthly and 1,707 daily.
Lamar 7N set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 3 February 2011.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 3 February 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lamar 7N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Shawnee	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Miami	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Harden (Dunolly)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Wapello	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carthage	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Muskogee	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ariah Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Caragabal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mummell (Kangaroobie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beckom (Stawell St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tumut (Wattle Cres)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
El Playon	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sahuaripa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Robe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.0 mm (7.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.6 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshoe Kuradilla Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.0 mm (8.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Winderadeen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Navojoa	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bakherden	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kirksville	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Greenhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	250.0 mm (9.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yalgogrin North (Roloma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Weethalle (Mountain View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mocorito (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,215 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 693, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 650, Heaviest daily rainfall 238, Heaviest daily snowfall 94, Deepest snow cover 353.

Records on 3 February 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	693
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	650
Heaviest daily rainfall	238
Heaviest daily snowfall	94
Deepest snow cover	353

Records on 3 February 2011 by timescale: all-time 187, monthly 321, daily 1,707.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,762 broken records

Margins by which the 1,762 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2011

Top 20 records on 3 February 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2011	Lamar 7N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	105 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 February 2011	Shawnee, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Miami, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Clinton, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	96 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Harden (Dunolly), AU	monthly rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	123 years	66 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Wapello, US	all-time snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	98 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Carthage, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Muskogee, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	105 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Ariah Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Grenola 1 N, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Bonner Springs, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Elephant Butte Dam, US	monthly low min	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Marathon, US	all-time low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2011	Wagga Wagga AMO, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2011	Caragabal Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2011	Belfast, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	111 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2011	Wichita Mtn Wr, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2011	Fort Huachuca, US	all-time low max	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	98 years	59 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 2,215 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,629
100 to 200	94
200 to 300	23
300 to 400	14
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1