Weather Records on 5 February 1926

112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1926. Highest significance: Orleansville (Chlef), DZ.

Key Facts for 5 February 1926

On 5 February 1926, 112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
86 were record highs and 8 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 112 daily.
Orleansville (Chlef) set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.0 C (80.6 F) on 5 February 1926.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

112 stations

112 station records on 5 February 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Uccle	Belgium	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Murrurundi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Amenia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Sidi-Bel-Abbes	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Minsk	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Olga 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotslea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Suntop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Eulo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

112 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 15, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 5 February 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	15
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 5 February 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 112.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

87 broken records

Margins by which the 87 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 25.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1926

Top 20 records on 5 February 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1926	Orleansville (Chlef), DZ	daily high max	27.0 C (80.6 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Uccle, BE	daily high max	13.6 C (56.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	56 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Portland Rfc City, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	52 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Murrurundi Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Umatilla, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Amenia, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Los Gatos, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Sidi-Bel-Abbes, DZ	daily high max	26.0 C (78.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Harnosand, SE	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	33 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Fort National, DZ	daily high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Minsk, BY	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Tasiilaq, GL	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Umea, SE	daily low max	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	30 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Steveston, CA	daily high max	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Fort Macleod, CA	daily high max	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Indian Head Cda, CA	daily high min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	28 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily high min	7.0 C (44.6 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	May Vale, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1926	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	11 years	13 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1926. 1926 had 112 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 5	79
5 to 10	5
10 to 15	1
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	2