Weather Records on 2 February 1941

372 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1941. Highest significance: Le Bourget, FR.

Key Facts for 2 February 1941

On 2 February 1941, 372 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 365 daily.
Le Bourget set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 2 February 1941.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

372 stations

372 station records on 2 February 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Le Bourget	France	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Iguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Carwoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kakinada	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berthong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Harden (East St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chidavaram	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canberra (Duntroon Military Co	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wombat (Tumbleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallandoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Srungavarapukota	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alangudi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dordrecht - Tnk 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cananeia G4-001	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malakapuram	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vishakhapatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Adoni	India	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bhimunipatnam	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nandyal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belconnen (Weetangerra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Willeroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Thorndon Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch (Pewsey Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Birdwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Pooraka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gadhinglaj	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndoch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie Nyrstar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (Kalyra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haliyal	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

372 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 February 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 February 1941 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 365.

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 75.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1941

Top 20 records on 2 February 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1941	Le Bourget, FR	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1941	Gundaroo (Bairnsdale), AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Iguape, BR	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Queanbeyan (Carwoola), AU	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Kakinada, IN	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Bungendore (Douglas), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Kangiara (Laverstock), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Berthong, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Wyloo, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Harden (East St), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Chidavaram, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Canberra (Duntroon Military Co, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Wombat (Tumbleton), AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Wallandoon, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Srungavarapukota, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Alangudi, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Dordrecht - Tnk 14, ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Marble Falls, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1941	Queanbeyan (Mount Campbell), AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	17 years	34 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 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1941. 1941 had 372 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 10	255
10 to 20	53
20 to 30	15
30 to 40	12
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	3
70 to 80	2