Weather Records on 5 February 1942

407 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1942. Highest significance: Beardstown, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1942

On 5 February 1942, 407 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 402 daily.
Beardstown set a daily record precipitation of 48.0 mm (1.9 in) on 5 February 1942.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

407 stations

407 station records on 5 February 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beardstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Huntly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnawarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Clarion 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hinganghat	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belele	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-43.4 C (-46.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lycippus 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wardha	India	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurnalpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 1SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billabalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

407 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 71, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 173, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 February 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	71
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	173
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 February 1942 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 402.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

308 broken records

Margins by which the 308 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 140.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1942

Top 20 records on 5 February 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1942	Beardstown, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1942	Huntly, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1942	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1942	Palmyra, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1942	Steffenville, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1942	Red Range (Victoria St), AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1942	Gunnawarra, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1942	Mileura, AU	monthly rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Mt Garnet Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	61 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Clarion 3 SW, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	53 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Hinganghat, IN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Redding Fire STN 2, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Belele, AU	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Cue, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Garden Head, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	19 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Johnstown, US	daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1942	Susanville 2SW, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1942. 1942 had 407 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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Data for records on 1942-02-05: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	276
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2