Weather Records on 5 February 1937

265 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1937. Highest significance: Picton Council Depot, AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1937

On 5 February 1937, 265 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
66 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 252 daily.
Picton Council Depot set a daily record precipitation of 75.7 mm (3.0 in) on 5 February 1937.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

265 stations

265 station records on 5 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helmond	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kualapuu 534	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Knights Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winterhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Folsom	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Le Mars	United States	Record snow depth	495.3 cm (195.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lodi	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
De Vlei "de Kruis"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserslautern	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saunur(Savnur)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haveri	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Eildon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lathrop San Joaquin Bd	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Vista	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winterswijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Montcornet	France	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record daily precipitation	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfergus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gooram Gong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hirekerur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jath	India	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arnhem	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Navalgund	India	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

265 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 5 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 5 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 252.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

236 broken records

Margins by which the 236 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1651.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1937

Top 20 records on 5 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1937	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Muenster, DE	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Helmond, NL	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Healdsburg, US	daily rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Kualapuu 534, US	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Knights Landing, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Winterhoek, ZA	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	South Pass City, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Folsom, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Le Mars, US	all-time snow depth	495.3 cm (195.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Michelago (Soglio), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1937	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1937	Lodi, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1937	De Vlei "de Kruis", ZA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1937	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1937	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1937	Kaiserslautern, DE	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	34 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1937	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 years	29 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 265 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 250	229
250 to 500	5
500 to 750	1
750 to 1000	0
1000 to 1250	0
1250 to 1500	0
1500 to 1750	1