Weather Records on 5 February 1918

105 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1918. Highest significance: Pointe Riche, CA.

Key Facts for 5 February 1918

On 5 February 1918, 105 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
11 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 85 daily.
Pointe Riche set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 5 February 1918.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

105 stations

105 station records on 5 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roseberry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Storrs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lakefield	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Curnomona (Curnamona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maseskar	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stonecliffe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
London South	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

105 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 18, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.

Records on 5 February 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	18
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 15, daily 85.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

84 broken records

Margins by which the 84 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1918

Top 20 records on 5 February 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1918	Pointe Riche, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1918	Pointe Riche, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1918	Alma, US	all-time low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Leyburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Concord, US	monthly low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	monthly low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Lucknow, CA	all-time low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	5 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Portland, US	all-time low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Roseberry, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Storrs, US	daily low max	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	24 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Blue Hill Coop, US	monthly low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	31 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Port Dover, CA	monthly low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Lakefield, CA	monthly low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Galway, IE	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	World Trade Ctr, US	monthly low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	21 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Northfield, US	monthly low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Baku, AZ	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1918	Curnomona (Curnamona), AU	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	20 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1918. 1918 had 105 records.

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

Records on 02-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1809	2
1814	1
1822	1
1827	2
1838	1
1841	2
1848	3
1851	2
1852	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1869	5
1871	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1900	10
1901	2
1902	4
1903	3
1904	14
1905	16
1906	10
1907	19
1908	23
1909	46
1910	20
1911	49
1912	41
1913	40
1914	31
1915	22
1916	25
1917	93
1918	105
1919	29
1920	72
1921	31
1922	80
1923	67
1924	237
1925	400
1926	112
1927	653
1928	265
1929	148
1930	161
1931	292
1932	353
1933	177
1934	153
1935	158
1936	734
1937	265
1938	1,308
1939	151
1940	295
1941	227
1942	407
1943	524
1944	287
1945	325
1946	666
1947	576
1948	625
1949	541
1950	574
1951	232
1952	453
1953	459
1954	666
1955	556
1956	450
1957	607
1958	233
1959	340
1960	520
1961	711
1962	639
1963	1,451
1964	553
1965	433
1966	616
1967	404
1968	256
1969	433
1970	448
1971	1,329
1972	394
1973	854
1974	443
1975	910
1976	1,140
1977	493
1978	892
1979	2,150
1980	756
1981	523
1982	2,248
1983	815
1984	612
1985	1,602
1986	1,375
1987	572
1988	1,158
1989	3,257
1990	1,225
1991	1,765
1992	562
1993	884
1994	629
1995	1,297
1996	2,815
1997	845
1998	991
1999	821
2000	647
2001	1,276
2002	1,589
2003	682
2004	1,724
2005	1,210
2006	833
2007	1,243
2008	2,428
2009	803
2010	1,422
2011	2,052
2012	1,362
2013	368
2014	1,441
2015	768
2016	519
2017	583
2018	960
2019	1,288
2020	1,050
2021	758
2022	444
2023	298
2024	803
2025	1,109
2026	1,234

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

Margin	Records
0 to 50	82
50 to 100	0
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1