Weather Records on 1 February 1937

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1937. Highest significance: Rossland City Yard, CA.

Key Facts for 1 February 1937

On 1 February 1937, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 253 daily.
Rossland City Yard set a monthly record daily snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 1 February 1937.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 1 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kodavasal	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nidamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Interst Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lares	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record low minimum temperature	-28.1 C (-18.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tendukhera	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Expedition Pass Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lorquon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jabera	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dimboola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannargudi	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	20.8 C (69.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Arukutty	India	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sohagpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Moyston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Laanecoorie Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Penticton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 1 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 1 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 13, daily 253.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

213 broken records

Margins by which the 213 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1937

Top 20 records on 1 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1937	Rossland City Yard, CA	monthly snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Rossland City Yard, CA	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Portland Rfc City, US	monthly snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Eugene, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Lake Yellowstone, US	monthly rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Albany 1 N, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Cape Sorell, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Winnemucca AP, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Kodavasal, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Hawi 168, US	monthly rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Kohala 179.1, US	monthly rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1937	Nidamangalam, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1937	Vancouver Interst Brg, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1937	Portland Rfc City, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1937	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1937	Armour, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1937	Nelson, CA	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1937	Lares, PR	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	30 years	26 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1937. 1937 had 270 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	209
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1