Weather Records on 2 February 1917

86 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1917. Highest significance: Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ.

Key Facts for 2 February 1917

On 2 February 1917, 86 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 85 daily.
Nemours (Ghazaouet) set a daily record precipitation of 54.0 mm (2.1 in) on 2 February 1917.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 552 records.

Record Map

86 stations

86 station records on 2 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Landsort	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Norra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yalata	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pella	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moama	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-43.9 C (-47.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.6 C (25.5 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Mountain	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

86 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 37, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 19, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 February 1917 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	37
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	19
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 64.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1917

Top 20 records on 2 February 1917 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1917	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1917	Koffiefontein (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1917	Peterborough, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Landsort, SE	daily rain	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Olands Norra Udde, SE	daily rain	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Chattanooga Wb City, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Barrie, CA	daily low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	35 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Parnu, EE	daily low min	-29.5 C (-21.1 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low min	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Owen Sound, CA	daily low max	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Altastenberg, DE	daily low max	-12.9 C (8.8 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Umea, SE	daily low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	4.8 C (8.6 F)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Portland, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Yalata, AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Port Dover, CA	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	35 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Munchen-Nymphenburg, DE	daily low min	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Plauen, DE	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	St. Petersburg, RU	daily low max	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	23 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1917	Pella, ZA	daily rain	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	38 years	16 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 1917

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1917. 1917 had 86 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	71
10 to 20	0
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	2