Weather Records on 3 February 2016

1,698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2016. Highest significance: Meningie, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 2016

On 3 February 2016, 1,698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
726 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 61 monthly and 1,630 daily.
Meningie set a daily record precipitation of 45.8 mm (1.8 in) on 3 February 2016.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

1,698 stations

1,698 station records on 3 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Narrung (Yalkuri)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hawarden	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lyons	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Genoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cherokee	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Victor Harbor (Rivington Grang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Phila 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Washta	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yankton 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
S Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Holdrege	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Genoa	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan 1SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Central City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salt Creek (Pitlochry Homestea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie (Waltowa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Park 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan Co Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,698 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 400, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 326, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 548, Heaviest daily snowfall 181, Deepest snow cover 128.

Records on 3 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	400
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	326
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	548
Heaviest daily snowfall	181
Deepest snow cover	128

Records on 3 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 61, daily 1,630.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,443 broken records

Margins by which the 1,443 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2016

Top 20 records on 3 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2016	Meningie, AU	daily rain	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	112 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 February 2016	Le Mars, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	86 years	76 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Narrung (Yalkuri), AU	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	88 years	75 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Washta, US	daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	112 years	74 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Aurora Water, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	114 years	73 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Akron, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Iowa Falls, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	112 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Estherville 4E, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Gladwin, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Hawarden, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	80 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Hartington, US	daily snowfall	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Lyons, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Ewing, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	112 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Coonalpyn, AU	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	112 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Genoa, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Cherokee, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Greenville 2 NNE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Standish 4NE, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	76 years	67 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2016	Dayton Mcd, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	114 years	65 of 100 (Major)

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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 1,698 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	1,264
50 to 100	99
100 to 150	40
150 to 200	23
200 to 250	13
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1