Weather Records on 3 February 2013

457 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2013. Highest significance: Nausori, FJ.

Key Facts for 3 February 2013

On 3 February 2013, 457 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
208 were record highs and 47 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 449 daily.
Nausori set a daily record precipitation of 122.8 mm (4.8 in) on 3 February 2013.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

457 stations

457 station records on 3 February 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nausori	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Highlands	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harvey 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.2 C (95.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hartline	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fortuna 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Larissa	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Loreto	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.0 C (64.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monto Township	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial Co AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Natitingou	Benin	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bursa	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery L&D	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Balikesir	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collinsville Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pretoria(Met)	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edirne	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Phoenix AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdjali	Bulgaria	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pohnpei WSO	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Samaria	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bolshereche	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Balikesir	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	20.1 C (68.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bouse	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oconaluftee	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zonguldak	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canakkale	Turkey	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cordes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

457 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 130, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 64, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 3 February 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	130
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	64
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 3 February 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 449.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

375 broken records

Margins by which the 375 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2013

Top 20 records on 3 February 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2013	Nausori, FJ	daily rain	122.8 mm (4.8 in)	87.5 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Sines Deep Creek, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Turtle Lake, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Highlands, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Maysville Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Harvey 4NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily high max	35.2 C (95.4 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Garrison, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Long Creek, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Wickenburg, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Blythe, US	daily high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2013	Calarasi, RO	daily high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	77 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2013	Hartline, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	83 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2013	Blairsville Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	43 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2013	Fortuna 1 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2013	Tambo Post Office, AU	monthly low min	9.5 C (49.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 2013	Indio Fire STN, US	daily high min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)

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 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2013. 2013 had 457 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 20	329
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	11
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1