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Weather Records on 2 February 1897

7 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1897. Highest significance: Washington, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1897

  • On 2 February 1897, 7 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 4 daily.
  • Washington set a daily record precipitation of 53.6 mm (2.1 in) on 2 February 1897.
  • Across 152 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

7 stations
Weather records on 2 February 1897 7 station records on 2 February 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
7 station records on 2 February 1897 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 February 1897: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation53.6 mm (2.1 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature27.5 C (81.5 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature40.0 C (104.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high maximum temperature47.2 C (117.0 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-BernardSwitzerlandRecord high minimum temperature-3.2 C (26.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

7 records
Records on 2 February 1897 by type Records set or tied on 2 February 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0123Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 February 1897 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 2 February 1897 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 2 February 1897 by timescale Records on 2 February 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 4. 01234all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 4all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 February 1897 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 4.
Records on 2 February 1897 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily4

How Much Records Were Beaten By

5 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 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 39.4. Ties are not counted. 01230 to 5: 35 to 10: 110 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 030 to 35: 035 to 40: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 3535 to 40
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 39.4. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 February 1897
MarginRecords
0 to 53
5 to 101
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 300
30 to 350
35 to 401

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1897
Top 7 records on 2 February 1897 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 February 1897Washington, USdaily rain53.6 mm (2.1 in)39.4 mm (1.6 in)10 years43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1897Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1897Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUmonthly high min27.5 C (81.5 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1897Bathurst Gaol, AUmonthly high max40.0 C (104.0 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1897Moorestown 4 E, USdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)10 years8 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1897Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUmonthly high max (Tie)47.2 C (117.0 F)tie19 years4 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1897Col du Grand St-Bernard, CHdaily high min (Tie)-3.2 C (26.2 F)tie29 years2 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 02-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1897. 1897 had 7 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11796: 11803: 21805: 21830: 21843: 11846: 11851: 11852: 11862: 21866: 41873: 21874: 11877: 11881: 31885: 21887: 31888: 21889: 11892: 61893: 31894: 21895: 61896: 11897: 71898: 71899: 51900: 31901: 31902: 181903: 171904: 81905: 181906: 161907: 101908: 111909: 281910: 61911: 411912: 461913: 281914: 631915: 621916: 261917: 861918: 251919: 261920: 441921: 1181922: 841923: 1961924: 3521925: 1251926: 1041927: 1981928: 1971929: 1591930: 1171931: 2671932: 2311933: 3141934: 6811935: 4711936: 3471937: 1581938: 2801939: 4241940: 5341941: 3721942: 3291943: 1941944: 3211945: 6481946: 2961947: 2711948: 3081949: 4251950: 1,5131951: 1,4651952: 6661953: 4801954: 9131955: 4191956: 1,3231957: 4281958: 2311959: 4271960: 5901961: 9721962: 8201963: 8501964: 2231965: 3371966: 6011967: 8261968: 8441969: 4921970: 8001971: 1,0111972: 6301973: 1,3641974: 1,0191975: 5571976: 1,2071977: 3871978: 7381979: 1,3901980: 7571981: 1,0841982: 8661983: 1,6921984: 3091985: 2,4771986: 1,1121987: 9491988: 1,4051989: 2,5871990: 1,4381991: 8691992: 1,2241993: 8511994: 7991995: 1,2221996: 2,6411997: 5511998: 8321999: 9762000: 6252001: 1,0482002: 1,5022003: 1,5612004: 1,3992005: 1,0302006: 9642007: 1,1242008: 7422009: 4782010: 1,7222011: 2,3102012: 1,1222013: 6152014: 6272015: 8372016: 1,4972017: 3862018: 8362019: 6942020: 1,3322021: 8762022: 5682023: 2962024: 1,1622025: 1,0011795188719051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1897. 1897 had 7 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-02 in each year
YearRecords
17951
17961
18032
18052
18302
18431
18461
18511
18521
18622
18664
18732
18741
18771
18813
18852
18873
18882
18891
18926
18933
18942
18956
18961
18977
18987
18995
19003
19013
190218
190317
19048
190518
190616
190710
190811
190928
19106
191141
191246
191328
191463
191562
191626
191786
191825
191926
192044
1921118
192284
1923196
1924352
1925125
1926104
1927198
1928197
1929159
1930117
1931267
1932231
1933314
1934681
1935471
1936347
1937158
1938280
1939424
1940534
1941372
1942329
1943194
1944321
1945648
1946296
1947271
1948308
1949425
19501,513
19511,465
1952666
1953480
1954913
1955419
19561,323
1957428
1958231
1959427
1960590
1961972
1962820
1963850
1964223
1965337
1966601
1967826
1968844
1969492
1970800
19711,011
1972630
19731,364
19741,019
1975557
19761,207
1977387
1978738
19791,390
1980757
19811,084
1982866
19831,692
1984309
19852,477
19861,112
1987949
19881,405
19892,587
19901,438
1991869
19921,224
1993851
1994799
19951,222
19962,641
1997551
1998832
1999976
2000625
20011,048
20021,502
20031,561
20041,399
20051,030
2006964
20071,124
2008742
2009478
20101,722
20112,310
20121,122
2013615
2014627
2015837
20161,497
2017386
2018836
2019694
20201,332
2021876
2022568
2023296
20241,162
20251,001

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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).