Weather Records on 1 February 1939

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1939. Highest significance: Balfour (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 February 1939

On 1 February 1939, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 258 daily.
Balfour (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 52.6 mm (2.1 in) on 1 February 1939.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 1 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Albertvale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fountain Head	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kamferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Novorossijsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Middleburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kieskamahoek (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sigourney	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Knowsley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 61, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 1 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	61
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 1 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 12, daily 258.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

230 broken records

Margins by which the 230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1939

Top 20 records on 1 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1939	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Middleton (Sar), ZA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Albertvale, ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Miller, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Katberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Minot Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Fountain Head, ZA	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Holbrook, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Fort Fordyce (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Edgeley 3WNW, US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Hay Springs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Fairfax, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1939	Kamferskraal, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	37 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 271 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 50	202
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1