Weather Records on 3 February 2017

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2017. Highest significance: Lindsay, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 2017

On 3 February 2017, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 470 daily.
Lindsay set an all-time record daily precipitation of 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 3 February 2017.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 3 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lindsay	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodruff	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bourne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Markovo	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oral	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Canyon Nyack AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ronaldsway	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hyndman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lost-Wood Divide	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bigelow Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Schneider Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grosseto	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Enmuveem	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pinnacles Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trinity Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mys Billingsa	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
McTaggarts	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miri	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	27.3 C (81.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Omolon	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Interior 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taylor Green	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ilirnej	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anadyr	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Coalinga	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mosquito Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-15.3 C (4.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Billingsa	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Njukzha	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moundou	Chad	Record high minimum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rotuma	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tynda	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 72, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 204, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 57.

Records on 3 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	72
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	204
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	57

Records on 3 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 24, daily 470.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2017

Top 20 records on 3 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2017	Lindsay, US	all-time rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 February 2017	Xilin Hot, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Kurgan-Tyube, TJ	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Woodruff, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Oelrichs, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Bourne, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Dushanbe, TJ	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Fishtail, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	38 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Prineville, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Green Rvr, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	112 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Markovo, RU	monthly high min	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Dubois, US	all-time snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Deadwood Summit, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Farson 2NNE, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Oral, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Blue Canyon Nyack AP, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Valley, GB	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2017	Ronaldsway, GB	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	39 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 500 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 50	362
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1