Weather Records on 2 February 1936

347 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1936. Highest significance: San Bernardino F S 226, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1936

On 2 February 1936, 347 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
46 were record highs and 124 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 334 daily.
San Bernardino F S 226 set a daily record precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 2 February 1936.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

347 stations

347 station records on 2 February 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kealakekua 2 28.7	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pushmataha	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Burnside	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hermidale Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ogden 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Robertsburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evansville Ft Court STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Montello 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tilpa (Warloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyyar	India	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Varberg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakersfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

347 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 70, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 2 February 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	70
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 2 February 1936 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 334.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

282 broken records

Margins by which the 282 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1936

Top 20 records on 2 February 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1936	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1936	Anna 4 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1936	N Fk Rs, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1936	Guthrie Ctr, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1936	Rock House, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1936	Kealakekua 2 28.7, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1936	Bologna, IT	daily high min	6.4 C (43.5 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	84 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1936	Harrisburg, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1936	White Hall 1 E, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1936	Heber, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1936	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1936	Pushmataha, US	monthly rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1936	Independence, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1936	Elko Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	14 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1936	Logan Utah St UNIV, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1936	Kohala Mis 175.1, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1936	Lankaran, AZ	daily rain	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1936	Monmouth, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	17 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1936	Sycamore, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1936	Evanston 1 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	31 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1936. 1936 had 347 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	251
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3