Weather Records on 5 February 1940

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1940. Highest significance: Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1940

On 5 February 1940, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
69 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 287 daily.
Bendemeer (Caroline St) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 109.2 mm (4.3 in) on 5 February 1940.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 5 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kosciusko	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chirawa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pratten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uralla (Dumaresq St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	228.6 cm (90.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baan Baa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Furracabad (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canton 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brewon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canning Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Howell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	304.8 cm (120.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Attunga (Garthowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri (Penryn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 196, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 5 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	196
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 5 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 287.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

260 broken records

Margins by which the 260 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

5 February 1940

Top 20 records on 5 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1940	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Kleve, DE	daily snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Kosciusko, US	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Millmerran Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Dulacca Truck Stop, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Yuleba Garden St, AU	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Sadiya India, IN	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Chirawa, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Covington 8 WNW, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Pratten, AU	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Capella Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Walgett (Euroka), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1940	Uralla (Dumaresq St), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	36 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1940. 1940 had 295 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 200	257
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1