Weather Records on 3 February 2021

896 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2021. Highest significance: Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US.

Key Facts for 3 February 2021

On 3 February 2021, 896 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 81 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 876 daily.
Ithaca Cornell UNIV set a daily record snowfall of 29.2 cm (11.5 in) on 3 February 2021.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

896 stations

896 station records on 3 February 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jourerdine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wialki South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Wialki	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Uliastai	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Erzurum	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Samos Airport	Greece	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Marron	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bulong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
New London Lock #22	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pullagaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.8 cm (13.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbine	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hill Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.9 C (-9.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nogliki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mukinbudin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	24.7 C (76.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ekaterino-Nikolskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.7 C (-32.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riegelsville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquero 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Malone	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bullfinch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fladungen-Heufurt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sandberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ajan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record high maximum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

896 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 169, Lowest daily maximum 57, Highest daily minimum 252, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 306, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 3 February 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	169
Lowest daily maximum	57
Highest daily minimum	252
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	306
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 3 February 2021 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 18, daily 876.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

776 broken records

Margins by which the 776 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 2021

Top 20 records on 3 February 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2021	Ithaca Cornell UNIV, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	124 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 February 2021	Jourerdine, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	72 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2021	Wattoning, AU	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	106 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2021	Wialki South, AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	71 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2021	Wialki, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	88 years	69 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2021	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2021	Dannemora, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2021	Uliastai, CN	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	66 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Erzurum, TR	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Samos Airport, GR	monthly rain	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Marron, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Bulong, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	106 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Auburn, US	daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Freeville 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Corning, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	New London Lock #22, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	32.2 cm (12.7 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Skaneateles, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Pullagaroo, AU	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	20.2 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2021	Wanarra, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	47 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 896 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 2021-02-03: 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 50	730
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2