Weather Records on 2 February 1934

681 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1934. Highest significance: Digby, CA.

Key Facts for 2 February 1934

On 2 February 1934, 681 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 18 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 660 daily.
Digby set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 2 February 1934.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

681 stations

681 station records on 2 February 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Maitland West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yengarie Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Singleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ashfield Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
East Maitland Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford State Nursery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
May Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Raymond Terrace (Kinross)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moree Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Ringwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wollong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wamberal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Binnaway (Hawthorne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oxenford (Oberon Way)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gosford (Gertrude Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Nobbys Signal Statio	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wynnum Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mungar Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baradine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

681 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 97, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 381, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 February 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	97
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	381
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 February 1934 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 660.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1934

Top 20 records on 2 February 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1934	Digby, CA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Obley, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Maitland West, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Yengarie Railway Station, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	105.1 mm (4.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Raymond Terrace Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Singleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Kenilworth Township, AU	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Raleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	99.9 mm (3.9 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Ashfield Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	daily rain	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	East Maitland Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Bellingen Post Office, AU	daily rain	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	23 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Gosford State Nursery, AU	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Bowraville Recreation Club, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	23 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	May Vale, AU	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	97.6 mm (3.8 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	26 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Raymond Terrace (Kinross), AU	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1934	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1934. 1934 had 681 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 50	552
50 to 100	53
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1