Weather Records on 2 February 1938

280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1938. Highest significance: Makaweli 965, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1938

On 2 February 1938, 280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 271 daily.
Makaweli 965 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 2 February 1938.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

280 stations

280 station records on 2 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	285.8 mm (11.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
E Lawai 934	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Little River (Mount Rothwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kanjirapally	India	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noyyatinkara	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Devikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gidhour	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eraniel	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Niulii 179	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jhaldah(Jhalda)	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Durdidwarrah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cootamundra (Landgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Navarre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thamaraikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

280 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 186, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	186
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 271.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

249 broken records

Margins by which the 249 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1938

Top 20 records on 2 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1938	Makaweli 965, US	monthly rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1938	Halaula 1110, US	monthly rain	285.8 mm (11.3 in)	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	5 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Waianae 798, US	monthly rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Hvar, HR	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Mana 1026, US	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Grenfell, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	E Lawai 934, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Little River (Mount Rothwell), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Kanjirapally, IN	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Kilauea 1134, US	monthly rain	121.7 mm (4.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Noyyatinkara, IN	monthly rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1938	Devikulam, IN	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1938	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1938	Kealia 1112, US	all-time rain	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1938	Ettumanur, IN	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1938	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1938	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1938. 1938 had 280 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	239
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1