Weather Records on 3 February 2018

1,001 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2018. Highest significance: Arlington, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 2018

On 3 February 2018, 1,001 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
648 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 970 daily.
Arlington set a daily record precipitation of 53.8 mm (2.1 in) on 3 February 2018.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

1,001 stations

1,001 station records on 3 February 2018 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2018: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Weston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wood Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nacocolevu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Powder River Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Many Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini	Italy	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uzhhorod	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forse	Sweden	Record snow depth	88.0 cm (34.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Jose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Adams Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bilbao Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Angwin Pacific Union College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blaine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ellensburg Bowers Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Juan Carras	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.0 C (91.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arco	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bredette	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Content 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mohall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record low maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Darby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gildford	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,001 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2018 by type: Highest daily maximum 276, Lowest daily maximum 58, Highest daily minimum 372, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 3 February 2018 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	276
Lowest daily maximum	58
Highest daily minimum	372
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 3 February 2018 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 30, daily 970.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

830 broken records

Margins by which the 830 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2018

Top 20 records on 3 February 2018 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2018	Arlington, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2018	Chester, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	103 years	68 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2018	Startup 1 E, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	62 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2018	Weston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Wood Creek, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Nacocolevu, FJ	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Powder River Pass, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Ogulin, HR	daily rain	58.5 mm (2.3 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Riddle, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Many Glacier, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Healdsburg, US	daily high max	26.7 C (80.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Willows 6 W, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Mackay Lost Rvr Rs, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	98 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Hysham, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Santa Rosa, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	112 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Joplin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Cascade Locks, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2018	Rimini, IT	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	43 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 2018

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2018. 2018 had 1,001 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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Data for records on 2018-02-03: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	779
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	7
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	2