Weather Records on 3 February 2015

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2015. Highest significance: Crescent Head, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 2015

On 3 February 2015, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
391 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 828 daily.
Crescent Head set a daily record precipitation of 102.4 mm (4.0 in) on 3 February 2015.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 3 February 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Machias	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lagrange	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lulea Flygplats	Sweden	Record snow depth	113.0 cm (44.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue WSO AP 1020.1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oviedo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Honolulu Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuk	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	187.0 cm (73.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich Public Utility Plt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high maximum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zlatoust	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gudermes	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jornada Exp Range	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Belfast	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Crescent Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rostov-Na-Donu	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buynaksk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jingemarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 125, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 266, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 74.

Records on 3 February 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	125
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	266
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	74

Records on 3 February 2015 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 20, daily 828.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

672 broken records

Margins by which the 672 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2015

Top 20 records on 3 February 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2015	Crescent Head, AU	daily rain	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	108 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2015	Kellogg, US	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2015	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Keene, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Amherst, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	101 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Machias, US	all-time snow depth	152.4 cm (60.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	0 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Felipe Carrillo Puerto (Obs), MX	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	49 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Machias, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Lagrange, US	daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Haverhill, US	daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Orleans, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Lulea Flygplats, SE	all-time snow depth	113.0 cm (44.5 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Gallatin 1W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Lihue WSO AP 1020.1, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Mojave, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Newburyport, US	all-time snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2015	Woodstock, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	48 years	41 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2015. 2015 had 852 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 3 February 2015
Margin	Records
0 to 100	638
100 to 200	21
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1