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Weather Records on 5 February 1912

41 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1912. Highest significance: Jansenville, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 February 1912

  • On 5 February 1912, 41 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 39 daily.
  • Jansenville set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 5 February 1912.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

41 stations
Weather records on 5 February 1912 41 station records on 5 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
41 station records on 5 February 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 February 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
JansenvilleSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low minimum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
DurhamUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-12.0 C (10.4 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)21 of 100 (Routine)
Paarl (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-16.5 C (2.3 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-HolzhausenGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-19.5 C (-3.1 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-17.7 C (0.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-18.5 C (-1.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-18.0 C (-0.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-17.5 C (0.5 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-9.8 C (14.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-6.3 C (20.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-6.0 C (21.2 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-9.6 C (14.7 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation22.9 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
GorlitzGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-8.0 C (17.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
JokkmokkSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-36.5 C (-33.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-38.0 C (-36.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-6.2 C (20.8 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-13.2 C (8.2 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Fir GlenSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-25.0 C (-13.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-45.5 C (-49.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
PiteaSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-32.0 C (-25.6 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
MalmesburySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Tulbagh (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

41 records
Records on 5 February 1912 by type Records set or tied on 5 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 11Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 15Heaviest daily rainfall: 10Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 February 1912 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 5 February 1912 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum11
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum15
Heaviest daily rainfall10
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 February 1912 by timescale Records on 5 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 39. 010203040all-time: 1monthly: 1daily: 39all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 February 1912 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 1, daily 39.
Records on 5 February 1912 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly1
daily39

How Much Records Were Beaten By

34 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 February 1912 Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 10: 3210 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 34 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 46.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 February 1912
MarginRecords
0 to 1032
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1912
Top 20 records on 5 February 1912 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 February 1912Jansenville, ZAdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)29 years33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Uccle, BEdaily low min-13.3 C (8.1 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)73 years32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low min-9.4 C (15.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)36 years31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Durham, GBdaily low min-12.0 C (10.4 F)7.4 C (13.3 F)16 years30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Southampton, CAdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)4.6 cm (1.8 in)31 years25 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Plauen, DEdaily low min-20.6 C (-5.1 F)6.6 C (11.9 F)18 years21 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Paarl (Tnk), ZAdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low min-16.5 C (2.3 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Leipzig-Holzhausen, DEdaily low min-19.5 C (-3.1 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)18 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-17.7 C (0.1 F)4.9 C (8.8 F)14 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low max-0.6 C (30.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Gorlitz, DEdaily low min-18.5 C (-1.3 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)18 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Arnsberg, DEdaily low min-18.0 C (-0.4 F)4.3 C (7.7 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Magdeburg, DEdaily low min-17.5 C (0.5 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZAdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low max-9.8 C (14.4 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DKdaily low max-6.3 C (20.7 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Sandvig, DKdaily low max-6.0 C (21.2 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)14 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Berlin-Dahlem, DEmonthly low max-9.6 C (14.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)0 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1912Middleton (Sar), ZAdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)19 years13 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 1912
Records on 02-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 41 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: 4931978: 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: 9602019: 1,2882020: 1,0502021: 7582022: 4442023: 2982024: 8032025: 1,1092026: 1,2341795188419041920193619521968198420002016
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1912. 1912 had 41 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
1977493
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
2018960
20191,288
20201,050
2021758
2022444
2023298
2024803
20251,109
20261,234

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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 (2026-10-15).