Weather Records on 3 February 2023

330 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2023. Highest significance: Timboon, AU.

Key Facts for 3 February 2023

On 3 February 2023, 330 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 319 daily.
Timboon set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 3 February 2023.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

330 stations

330 station records on 3 February 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Schank (Jethia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Randolph	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gore	Ethiopia	Record low minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huili	China	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lipan 4NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boysen Dam	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Paul Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	Record high minimum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Mansfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dolisie	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shoshoni	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Manchester AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grizzly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
University Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arnold	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Plainview 6 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta State AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Lcd	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.2 C (-9.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yatchaw (Amaroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Marrawah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kunming	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cabramurra Smhea	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Providence	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nita Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston Airport	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record low minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Si Thammarat	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Colton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.3 C (70.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chuxiong	China	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Preston: Moor Park	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shell	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gilmore Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford Hanscom Fld	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dalwallinu Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.2 C (68.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

330 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 3 February 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 3 February 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 319.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

278 broken records

Margins by which the 278 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2023

Top 20 records on 3 February 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2023	Timboon, AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2023	Nagappattinam, IN	daily rain	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	62.4 mm (2.5 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Coleraine Hospital, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	104 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Mount Schank (Jethia), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Randolph, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Dannemora, US	daily low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	105 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Gore, ET	daily low min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Reykjavik, IS	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	57 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Hayden, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Armagh, GB	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	131 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Lichinga, MZ	daily low min	12.9 C (55.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	55 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Manila, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Tyndall, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	87 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Ft Duchesne, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	85 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Huili, CN	daily high min	11.2 C (52.2 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Lipan 4NW, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Boston, US	daily low min	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	68 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2023	Mayville, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2023. 2023 had 330 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	254
50 to 100	13
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1