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Weather Records on 1 February 1897

5 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1897. Highest significance: Palermo, IT.

Key Facts for 1 February 1897

  • On 1 February 1897, 5 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 5 daily.
  • Palermo set a daily record precipitation of 19.2 mm (0.8 in) on 1 February 1897.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

5 stations
Weather records on 1 February 1897 5 station records on 1 February 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
5 station records on 1 February 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 February 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
PalermoItalyRecord daily precipitation19.2 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature19.1 C (66.4 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature32.2 C (90.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway LighthouseAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature17.8 C (64.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

5 records
Records on 1 February 1897 by type Records set or tied on 1 February 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2. 01122Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 February 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 2.
Records on 1 February 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 1 February 1897 by timescale Records on 1 February 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5. 0246all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 5all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 February 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 5.
Records on 1 February 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily5

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 February 1897 Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.4. Ties are not counted. 011220 to 1: 11 to 2: 22 to 3: 13 to 4: 04 to 5: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 5
Margins by which the 5 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 4.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 February 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 11
1 to 22
2 to 31
3 to 40
4 to 51

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1897
Top 5 records on 1 February 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 February 1897Palermo, ITdaily rain19.2 mm (0.8 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)44 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1897Melbourne Regional Office, AUdaily high min19.1 C (66.4 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1897Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)1 year12 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1897Cape Otway Lighthouse, AUdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)7 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1897Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain7.9 mm (0.31 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)4 years5 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 1897
Records on 02-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1897. 1897 had 5 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11796: 11830: 11831: 11846: 11850: 11851: 11853: 11854: 11862: 31866: 11867: 11869: 41871: 11873: 11877: 21878: 21881: 21884: 31885: 21886: 21887: 11888: 21889: 41891: 11892: 41893: 11894: 11895: 31896: 41897: 51898: 41899: 51900: 21901: 31902: 101903: 41904: 91905: 71906: 291907: 131908: 851909: 231910: 51911: 381912: 371913: 351914: 541915: 511916: 681917: 691918: 711919: 211920: 841921: 361922: 681923: 2491924: 1931925: 801926: 561927: 1101928: 2811929: 1781930: 1021931: 2641932: 1421933: 2831934: 5151935: 4411936: 5141937: 2701938: 2991939: 2711940: 3281941: 3651942: 1571943: 2811944: 2401945: 4691946: 2731947: 3521948: 3971949: 6041950: 1,2231951: 1,7561952: 9071953: 5521954: 1,0121955: 2961956: 1,0131957: 5391958: 3691959: 3981960: 6461961: 4791962: 6571963: 1,1611964: 4531965: 4531966: 7561967: 6281968: 9411969: 4851970: 3971971: 1,5971972: 3851973: 7161974: 8651975: 6341976: 7231977: 5161978: 9041979: 1,7281980: 6891981: 9611982: 1,0291983: 1,4631984: 2781985: 2,5721986: 7091987: 8261988: 1,6991989: 1,7721990: 1,1221991: 5541992: 1,5011993: 8191994: 9171995: 1,3301996: 1,6321997: 8831998: 7371999: 1,0312000: 6872001: 1,1242002: 2,0872003: 1,3012004: 1,1462005: 7142006: 6382007: 9302008: 1,1362009: 5062010: 1,2392011: 1,2042012: 1,0272013: 7042014: 6352015: 9582016: 1,4962017: 4242018: 5092019: 8122020: 1,6072021: 5672022: 2532023: 4162024: 1,2042025: 5571795187818991915193119471963197919952011
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1897. 1897 had 5 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-01 in each year
YearRecords
17951
17961
18301
18311
18461
18501
18511
18531
18541
18623
18661
18671
18694
18711
18731
18772
18782
18812
18843
18852
18862
18871
18882
18894
18911
18924
18931
18941
18953
18964
18975
18984
18995
19002
19013
190210
19034
19049
19057
190629
190713
190885
190923
19105
191138
191237
191335
191454
191551
191668
191769
191871
191921
192084
192136
192268
1923249
1924193
192580
192656
1927110
1928281
1929178
1930102
1931264
1932142
1933283
1934515
1935441
1936514
1937270
1938299
1939271
1940328
1941365
1942157
1943281
1944240
1945469
1946273
1947352
1948397
1949604
19501,223
19511,756
1952907
1953552
19541,012
1955296
19561,013
1957539
1958369
1959398
1960646
1961479
1962657
19631,161
1964453
1965453
1966756
1967628
1968941
1969485
1970397
19711,597
1972385
1973716
1974865
1975634
1976723
1977516
1978904
19791,728
1980689
1981961
19821,029
19831,463
1984278
19852,572
1986709
1987826
19881,699
19891,772
19901,122
1991554
19921,501
1993819
1994917
19951,330
19961,632
1997883
1998737
19991,031
2000687
20011,124
20022,087
20031,301
20041,146
2005714
2006638
2007930
20081,136
2009506
20101,239
20111,204
20121,027
2013704
2014635
2015958
20161,496
2017424
2018509
2019812
20201,607
2021567
2022253
2023416
20241,204
2025557

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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 . Last revised (2025-12-31).