Weather Records on 1 February 1940

328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1940. Highest significance: Needles, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1940

On 1 February 1940, 328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
83 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 315 daily.
Needles set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 1 February 1940.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

328 stations

328 station records on 1 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Playfair	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Schwerin	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-15.1 C (4.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-8.8 C (16.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.1 C (6.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garsebach Bei Meissen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu-Toravere	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-26.6 C (-15.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clayoquot	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coorabulka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lubeck-Werft	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Den Helder	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

328 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 110, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 1 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	110
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 1 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 10, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

267 broken records

Margins by which the 267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1016.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1940

Top 20 records on 1 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1940	Needles, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1940	Prince Albert Road (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1940	Kleve, DE	monthly snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1940	Putbus, DE	daily low max	-12.7 C (9.1 F)	4.9 C (8.8 F)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1940	Bad Blankenburg, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	51 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1940	Wallaceburg, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1940	Waren, DE	daily low max	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	9.2 C (16.6 F)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1940	Colby, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	monthly snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1940	Gorlitz, DE	daily low max	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	51 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1940	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1940	Mount Playfair, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	5 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1940	Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel, DE	daily low max	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1940	Putbus, DE	daily low min	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1940	Greiz-Dolau, DE	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1940	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily low max	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1940	Ponce 4 E, PR	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1940	Sandvig, DK	daily low max	-5.9 C (21.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	all-time low max	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	10 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1940	Kirchdorf/Poel, DE	daily low min	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	51 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 328 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 200	265
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1