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Weather Records on 5 February 1908

23 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1908. Highest significance: Escanaba, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1908

  • On 5 February 1908, 23 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 21 daily.
  • Escanaba set a daily record precipitation of 29.5 mm (1.2 in) on 5 February 1908.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

23 stations
Weather records on 5 February 1908 23 station records on 5 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
23 station records on 5 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 February 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily snowfall19.3 cm (7.6 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily snowfall38.1 cm (15.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
LakefieldCanadaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical GardensSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation19.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.7 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-33.3 C (-27.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-33.3 C (-27.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.3 mm (0.8 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
HalifaxCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGillCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

23 records
Records on 5 February 1908 by type Records set or tied on 5 February 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 051015Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 12Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 February 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 12, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 5 February 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall12
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 February 1908 by timescale Records on 5 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 21. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 21all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 21.
Records on 5 February 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily21

How Much Records Were Beaten By

21 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 February 1908 Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 20: 1620 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 380 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 21 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 February 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 2016
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 803
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1908
Top 20 records on 5 February 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 February 1908Escanaba, USdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)23 years42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily snowfall19.3 cm (7.6 in)9.1 cm (3.6 in)14 years30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Lakefield, CAmonthly snowfall38.1 cm (15.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)11 years30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Lakefield, CAmonthly rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)11 years29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily snowfall10.7 cm (4.2 in)6.9 cm (2.7 in)21 years26 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZAdaily rain39.9 mm (1.6 in)19.6 mm (0.8 in)18 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)14 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Port Arthur, CAdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)21 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)7.1 cm (2.8 in)9 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)2 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Port Stanley, CAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)2 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low min-33.3 C (-27.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)21 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Peterborough, CAdaily low min-33.3 C (-27.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Sydney, CAdaily low max-12.8 C (9.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Washington, USdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)15 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Kingston Queens U, CAdaily low max-17.8 C (0.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)12 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908St John's, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)12 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Baltimore Customs House, USdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1908Dubuque River, USdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)2 years8 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 1908
Records on 02-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 23 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001795: 21809: 21814: 11822: 11827: 21838: 11841: 21848: 31851: 21852: 11855: 11861: 11862: 21866: 11869: 51871: 11884: 11885: 21886: 21888: 21889: 31890: 51892: 21893: 11895: 41896: 11897: 51898: 31900: 101901: 21902: 41903: 31904: 141905: 161906: 101907: 191908: 231909: 461910: 201911: 491912: 411913: 401914: 311915: 221916: 251917: 931918: 1051919: 291920: 721921: 311922: 801923: 671924: 2371925: 4001926: 1121927: 6531928: 2651929: 1481930: 1611931: 2921932: 3531933: 1771934: 1531935: 1581936: 7341937: 2651938: 1,3081939: 1511940: 2951941: 2271942: 4071943: 5241944: 2871945: 3251946: 6661947: 5761948: 6251949: 5411950: 5741951: 2321952: 4531953: 4591954: 6661955: 5561956: 4501957: 6071958: 2331959: 3401960: 5201961: 7111962: 6391963: 1,4511964: 5531965: 4331966: 6161967: 4041968: 2561969: 4331970: 4481971: 1,3291972: 3941973: 8541974: 4431975: 9101976: 1,1401977: 4921978: 8921979: 2,1501980: 7561981: 5231982: 2,2481983: 8151984: 6121985: 1,6021986: 1,3751987: 5721988: 1,1581989: 3,2571990: 1,2251991: 1,7651992: 5621993: 8841994: 6291995: 1,2971996: 2,8151997: 8451998: 9911999: 8212000: 6472001: 1,2762002: 1,5892003: 6822004: 1,7242005: 1,2102006: 8332007: 1,2432008: 2,4282009: 8032010: 1,4222011: 2,0522012: 1,3622013: 3682014: 1,4412015: 7682016: 5192017: 5832018: 9572019: 1,2842020: 1,0492021: 7562022: 4432023: 2982024: 8032025: 1,1091795188419041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 23 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-05 in each year
YearRecords
17952
18092
18141
18221
18272
18381
18412
18483
18512
18521
18551
18611
18622
18661
18695
18711
18841
18852
18862
18882
18893
18905
18922
18931
18954
18961
18975
18983
190010
19012
19024
19033
190414
190516
190610
190719
190823
190946
191020
191149
191241
191340
191431
191522
191625
191793
1918105
191929
192072
192131
192280
192367
1924237
1925400
1926112
1927653
1928265
1929148
1930161
1931292
1932353
1933177
1934153
1935158
1936734
1937265
19381,308
1939151
1940295
1941227
1942407
1943524
1944287
1945325
1946666
1947576
1948625
1949541
1950574
1951232
1952453
1953459
1954666
1955556
1956450
1957607
1958233
1959340
1960520
1961711
1962639
19631,451
1964553
1965433
1966616
1967404
1968256
1969433
1970448
19711,329
1972394
1973854
1974443
1975910
19761,140
1977492
1978892
19792,150
1980756
1981523
19822,248
1983815
1984612
19851,602
19861,375
1987572
19881,158
19893,257
19901,225
19911,765
1992562
1993884
1994629
19951,297
19962,815
1997845
1998991
1999821
2000647
20011,276
20021,589
2003682
20041,724
20051,210
2006833
20071,243
20082,428
2009803
20101,422
20112,052
20121,362
2013368
20141,441
2015768
2016519
2017583
2018957
20191,284
20201,049
2021756
2022443
2023298
2024803
20251,109

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).