Weather Records on 5 February 1939

151 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1939. Highest significance: Rietpoort, ZA.

Key Facts for 5 February 1939

On 5 February 1939, 151 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
31 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 139 daily.
Rietpoort set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.9 mm (3.6 in) on 5 February 1939.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

151 stations

151 station records on 5 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogies (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bisbee	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Liafoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kapskarmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Globe Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuroklubb	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Douglas Smelter	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-3.5 C (25.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Simon 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

151 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 17, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 5 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	17
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 5 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

122 broken records

Margins by which the 122 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

5 February 1939

Top 20 records on 5 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1939	Rietpoort, ZA	monthly rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1939	Ogies (Pol), ZA	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1939	Bisbee, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1939	Tustervatnet, NO	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1939	Inkerman Station, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1939	Liafoss, NO	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1939	Elandsfontein, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1939	Oxford, GB	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	90 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1939	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1939	San Simon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1939	Pretoria-Fountains, ZA	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1939	Oracle, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1939	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1939	Tunnsjo, NO	monthly rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1939	Bowie, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1939	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1939	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily low min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4.1 C (7.4 F)	29 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1939	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1939	Oracle, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1939	Machadodorp, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 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 151 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 50	104
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1