Weather Records on 3 February 2012

1,638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2012. Highest significance: Arnett 3NE, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 2012

On 3 February 2012, 1,638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 741 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 1,539 daily.
Arnett 3NE set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 3 February 2012.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

1,638 stations

1,638 station records on 3 February 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arnett 3NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
Minneapolis	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Freedom	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mungallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Hesston	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Higgins	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mt Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Norwich	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eastonville 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alva 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Come By Chance Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 10 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Miltonvale	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wakefield 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ralston Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fact 3W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rush 1N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Herkimer	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria Esler Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kowanyama Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.4 mm (9.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tooraweenah (Denham St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-42.7 C (-44.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,638 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 90, Lowest daily maximum 369, Highest daily minimum 190, Lowest daily minimum 372, Heaviest daily rainfall 553, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 3 February 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	90
Lowest daily maximum	369
Highest daily minimum	190
Lowest daily minimum	372
Heaviest daily rainfall	553
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 3 February 2012 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 92, daily 1,539.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,474 broken records

Margins by which the 1,474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 251.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2012

Top 20 records on 3 February 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2012	Arnett 3NE, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	99 years	89 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 February 2012	Byers 5 ENE, US	monthly rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	77 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 February 2012	Rush 1N, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 February 2012	Minneapolis, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	110 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 February 2012	Concordia ASOS, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	110 years	78 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Freedom, US	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	63 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Kingman, US	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Mungallala, AU	daily rain	120.6 mm (4.7 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	94 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Hesston, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Ft Supply 3SE, US	monthly rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Higgins, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Flagler 1S, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Bartlesville Muni AP, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Pratt 3NW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Waynoka, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Mitchell Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	105 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Mt Hope, US	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Norwich, US	monthly rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	60 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2012	Eastonville 2 NNW, US	daily snowfall	37.8 cm (14.9 in)	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2012	Alva 1W, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	114 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 1,638 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 50	1,435
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1