Weather Records on 2 February 1942

329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1942. Highest significance: Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1942

On 2 February 1942, 329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
20 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 323 daily.
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad) set a daily record precipitation of 74.7 mm (2.9 in) on 2 February 1942.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

329 stations

329 station records on 2 February 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Derriwong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallebung (Vermont Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goonumbla (Coradgery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trundle (Brookview St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millthorpe (Inala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett (Dungalear)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marsden (Merungle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Tyrie Homestead)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Currabubula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Burra Burra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wyanga (Barcoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orange 3	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bogan Gate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burren Junction (Hastings Stre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uralla (Salisbury Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burrundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Flat General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hebel Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rivertree (Myall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Glenowen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Jeogla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (McLaughlin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

329 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 227, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 February 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	227
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 February 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 323.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

296 broken records

Margins by which the 296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1942

Top 20 records on 2 February 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1942	Armidale (Radio Station 2Ad), AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Canowindra (Canowindra Street), AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Mount Derriwong, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Tallebung (Vermont Hill), AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Eugowra Post Office, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Condobolin Retirement Village, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Orange Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Sofala Old Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Goonumbla (Coradgery), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Kellys Plain (Haroldston), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Trundle (Brookview St), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Mullaley (Goolhi), AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	62 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Narromine (Alagala Old), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Melrose Plains, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Millthorpe (Inala), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1942	Walgett (Dungalear), AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 329 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 20	238
20 to 40	46
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1