Weather Records on 2 February 1930

117 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1930. Highest significance: Marree Comparison, AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1930

On 2 February 1930, 117 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 114 daily.
Marree Comparison set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 2 February 1930.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

117 stations

117 station records on 2 February 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Innamincka Police Camp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedal I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (South Gap Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeranie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Flandreau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Orleansville (Chlef)	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gnalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	29.0 C (84.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tunhovd	Norway	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	15.4 C (59.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bookaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon U of Montana Western	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Gainesville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Creek Adm Site	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

117 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 40, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 February 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	40
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 February 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 114.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

89 broken records

Margins by which the 89 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1930

Top 20 records on 2 February 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1930	Marree Comparison, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1930	Nebo, AU	daily rain	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1930	Innamincka Station, AU	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Innamincka Police Camp, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Bowen Post Office, AU	daily rain	125.2 mm (4.9 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Indianola 1SW, US	daily snow depth	254.0 cm (100.0 in)	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	24 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Oktjabrskij-Gorodok, RU	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Urjupinsk, RU	daily rain	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Poltava, UA	daily rain	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Hvar, HR	daily rain	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Hedal I Valdres, NO	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Woomera (South Gap Station), AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Brome, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), US	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Lakeside, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Ashley, US	daily high min	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Mungeranie, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Curtis, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1930	Winnemucca AP, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	24 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1930. 1930 had 117 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 200	88
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1