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Weather Records on 5 February 1916

25 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1916. Highest significance: Genoa, IT.

Key Facts for 5 February 1916

  • On 5 February 1916, 25 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 4 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 24 daily.
  • Genoa set a daily record precipitation of 62.8 mm (2.5 in) on 5 February 1916.
  • Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

25 stations
Weather records on 5 February 1916 25 station records on 5 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
25 station records on 5 February 1916 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 5 February 1916: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
GenoaItalyRecord daily precipitation62.8 mm (2.5 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-LonchampFranceRecord daily precipitation31.9 mm (1.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
ChicoutimiCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-45.0 C (-49.0 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
BjornholtNorwayRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Bird RocksCanadaRecord high maximum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Oksoey FyrNorwayRecord daily precipitation19.0 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.9 C (51.6 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
WestminsterCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City CouncilAustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
GravenhurstCanadaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
WestminsterCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham 2CanadaRecord daily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord high maximum temperature13.0 C (55.4 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
RoseberryAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.9 mm (0.39 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Denman (Palace Street)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord daily precipitation28.6 mm (1.1 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW PointCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-27.8 C (-18.0 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
AstanaKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation3.6 mm (0.14 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-18.3 C (-0.9 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
InnsbruckAustriaRecord high maximum temperature11.6 C (52.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

25 records
Records on 5 February 1916 by type Records set or tied on 5 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 4. 051015Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 4Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 5 February 1916 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 4.
Records on 5 February 1916 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall4
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 5 February 1916 by timescale Records on 5 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 24. 0102030all-time: 1monthly: 0daily: 24all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 5 February 1916 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 24.
Records on 5 February 1916 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time1
monthly0
daily24

How Much Records Were Beaten By

22 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 February 1916 Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1510 to 20: 120 to 30: 430 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 22 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 54.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 February 1916
MarginRecords
0 to 1015
10 to 201
20 to 304
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1916
Top 20 records on 5 February 1916 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
5 February 1916Genoa, ITdaily rain62.8 mm (2.5 in)26.0 mm (1.0 in)62 years40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1916Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FRdaily rain31.9 mm (1.3 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)12 years32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Chicoutimi, CAall-time low min-45.0 C (-49.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)12 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Bjornholt, NOdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)4.7 mm (0.19 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Bird Rocks, CAdaily high max7.2 C (45.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)31 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Oksoey Fyr, NOdaily rain19.0 mm (0.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)36 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Georgetown Post Office, AUdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)19 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Gravenhurst, CAdaily snowfall14.0 cm (5.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)17 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Hohenpeissenberg, DEdaily high max10.9 C (51.6 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)30 years17 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Westminster, CAdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)32 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Buffalo, USdaily snowfall13.0 cm (5.1 in)5.4 cm (2.1 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Grafton City Council, AUdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Gravenhurst, CAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)17 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Westminster, CAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)32 years15 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Chatham 2, CAdaily snowfall6.4 cm (2.5 in)2.6 cm (1.0 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Salzburg, ATdaily high max13.0 C (55.4 F)3.5 C (6.3 F)6 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Montagu (Pol), ZAdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Roseberry, AUdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Denman (Palace Street), AUdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)18 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1916Quirindi Post Office, AUdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)18 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 1916
Records on 02-05 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1916. 1916 had 25 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 1916. 1916 had 25 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).