Weather Records on 2 February 1939

424 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1939. Highest significance: Lexington Bluegrass AP, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1939

On 2 February 1939, 424 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
37 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 404 daily.
Lexington Bluegrass AP set a daily record precipitation of 59.2 mm (2.3 in) on 2 February 1939.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

424 stations

424 station records on 2 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wynne	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St John Bethlehem Aca	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Stanton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Soldier Summit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quantico 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkstroom (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Island 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cradock	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Earlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Lunas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Truchas	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warner Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

424 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 203, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 2 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	203
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 2 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 20, daily 404.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

345 broken records

Margins by which the 345 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

2 February 1939

Top 20 records on 2 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1939	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Richmond, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Stuttgart, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Newport, US	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 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)
2 February 1939	Pinal Rch, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Jonesboro 3 SSE, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Wynne, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Golconda River, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Esperanza, ZA	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Conway, US	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	Camden 1, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1939	St John Bethlehem Aca, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1939	Roodepoort, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1939	Clarendon, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	13 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1939	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1939	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	8.6 C (15.5 F)	46 years	32 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1939. 1939 had 424 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	323
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1