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Weather Records on 2 February 1943

194 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1943. Highest significance: Eureka, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1943

  • On 2 February 1943, 194 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 43 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 187 daily.
  • Eureka set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 2 February 1943.
  • Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

194 stations
Weather records on 2 February 1943 194 station records on 2 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
194 station records on 2 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 2 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
EurekaUnited StatesRecord snow depth55.9 cm (22.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
BudapestHungaryRecord daily precipitation39.4 mm (1.6 in)46 of 100 (Notable)
Ter ApelNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation27.3 mm (1.1 in)44 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana BezigradSloveniaRecord daily precipitation65.2 mm (2.6 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la PrairieCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la PrairieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
SzombathelyHungaryRecord daily precipitation29.2 mm (1.1 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
TranqubarIndiaRecord daily precipitation37.3 mm (1.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Prestwood StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation93.5 mm (3.7 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin FldUnited StatesRecord snow depth22.9 cm (9.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs PoganyHungaryRecord daily precipitation27.0 mm (1.1 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation55.9 mm (2.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe)BrazilRecord daily precipitation29.1 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
OngoleIndiaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NEUnited StatesRecord snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
KindersleyCanadaRecord high maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)AustraliaRecord high minimum temperature28.8 C (83.8 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
GreenvaleAustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
GenevaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TeryawyniaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SpringfieldUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen AirportHungaryRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ManhattanUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SuperiorUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6NUnited StatesRecord snow depth5.1 cm (2.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn WrUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.3 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BlaineUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UlricehamnSwedenRecord daily precipitation11.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 SUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloud Chief 2 SEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Nuntherungie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Rolla Missouri S&TUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FranklinUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
WellingtonUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.3 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord daily precipitation19.7 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Porto NovoIndiaRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ChapmanUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ColdwaterUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
CambridgeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4EUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Tibooburra (Onepah)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.6 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post OfficeAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature29.1 C (84.4 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell Town (Quorn Hall)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
TranebjergDenmarkRecord high minimum temperature4.3 C (39.7 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
TopekaUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
JoplinUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STNUnited StatesRecord snow depth30.5 cm (12.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PanrutiIndiaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
KustanaiKazakhstanRecord low maximum temperature-30.9 C (-23.6 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Plainville 4WNWUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation9.1 mm (0.36 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
St JosephUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation13.0 mm (0.5 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
GainesvilleUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature25.0 C (77.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
SrimushnamIndiaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Mt HopeUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
ClearbrookUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation20.8 mm (0.8 in)18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

194 records
Records on 2 February 1943 by type Records set or tied on 2 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 17. 050100150Highest daily maximum: 12Lowest daily maximum: 2Highest daily minimum: 31Lowest daily minimum: 3Heaviest daily rainfall: 122Heaviest daily snowfall: 7Deepest snow cover: 17Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 2 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 17.
Records on 2 February 1943 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum12
Lowest daily maximum2
Highest daily minimum31
Lowest daily minimum3
Heaviest daily rainfall122
Heaviest daily snowfall7
Deepest snow cover17
Records on 2 February 1943 by timescale Records on 2 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 187. 050100150200all-time: 2monthly: 5daily: 187all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 2 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 5, daily 187.
Records on 2 February 1943 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time2
monthly5
daily187

How Much Records Were Beaten By

170 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 February 1943 Margins by which the 170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted. 0501001502000 to 50: 15950 to 100: 9100 to 150: 0150 to 200: 0200 to 250: 1250 to 300: 10 to 5050 to 100100 to 150150 to 200200 to 250250 to 300
Margins by which the 170 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 February 1943
MarginRecords
0 to 50159
50 to 1009
100 to 1500
150 to 2000
200 to 2501
250 to 3001

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1943
Top 20 records on 2 February 1943 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 February 1943Eureka, USdaily snow depth55.9 cm (22.0 in)28.0 cm (11.0 in)27 years47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1943Budapest, HUdaily rain39.4 mm (1.6 in)19.9 mm (0.8 in)7 years46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1943Ter Apel, NLmonthly rain27.3 mm (1.1 in)8.7 mm (0.34 in)14 years44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1943Ljubljana Bezigrad, SIdaily rain65.2 mm (2.6 in)27.6 mm (1.1 in)31 years43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1943Portage la Prairie, CAdaily high min-14.4 C (6.1 F)17.3 C (31.1 F)16 years36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1943Portage la Prairie, CAdaily high max-5.0 C (23.0 F)16.1 C (29.0 F)16 years34 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Szombathely, HUmonthly rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)38 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Tranqubar, INdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)37.3 mm (1.5 in)41 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Prestwood Station, AUdaily rain93.5 mm (3.7 in)46.5 mm (1.8 in)19 years30 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Williston Sloulin Fld, USdaily snow depth22.9 cm (9.0 in)22.9 cm (9.0 in)12 years30 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Pecs Pogany, HUdaily rain27.0 mm (1.1 in)8.0 mm (0.31 in)29 years29 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Hillgrove Station, AUdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)31.0 mm (1.2 in)16 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Euclides da Cunha (Cumbe), BRdaily rain29.1 mm (1.1 in)26.6 mm (1.0 in)28 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Ongole, INdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)21.3 mm (0.8 in)25 years28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Brookings 2 NE, USdaily snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)40 years26 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Kindersley, CAmonthly high max-0.6 C (30.9 F)7.7 C (13.9 F)0 years25 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Wagga Wagga (Kooringal), AUdaily high min27.2 C (81.0 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)45 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Deniliquin (Wilkinson St), AUdaily high min28.8 C (83.8 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)45 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)51 years23 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1943Greenvale, AUdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)27.9 mm (1.1 in)12 years21 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 1943
Records on 02-02 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 194 records. 01,0002,0003,0001795: 11796: 11803: 21805: 21830: 21843: 11846: 11851: 11852: 11862: 21866: 41873: 21874: 11877: 11881: 31885: 21887: 31888: 21889: 11892: 61893: 31894: 21895: 61896: 11897: 71898: 71899: 51900: 31901: 31902: 181903: 171904: 81905: 181906: 161907: 101908: 111909: 281910: 61911: 411912: 461913: 281914: 631915: 621916: 261917: 861918: 251919: 261920: 441921: 1181922: 841923: 1961924: 3521925: 1251926: 1041927: 1981928: 1971929: 1591930: 1171931: 2671932: 2311933: 3141934: 6811935: 4711936: 3471937: 1581938: 2801939: 4241940: 5341941: 3721942: 3291943: 1941944: 3211945: 6481946: 2961947: 2711948: 3081949: 4251950: 1,5131951: 1,4651952: 6661953: 4801954: 9131955: 4191956: 1,3231957: 4281958: 2311959: 4271960: 5901961: 9721962: 8201963: 8501964: 2231965: 3371966: 6011967: 8261968: 8441969: 4921970: 8001971: 1,0111972: 6301973: 1,3641974: 1,0191975: 5571976: 1,2071977: 3871978: 7381979: 1,3901980: 7571981: 1,0841982: 8661983: 1,6921984: 3091985: 2,4771986: 1,1121987: 9491988: 1,4051989: 2,5871990: 1,4381991: 8691992: 1,2241993: 8511994: 7991995: 1,2221996: 2,6411997: 5511998: 8321999: 9762000: 6252001: 1,0482002: 1,5022003: 1,5612004: 1,3992005: 1,0302006: 9642007: 1,1242008: 7422009: 4782010: 1,7222011: 2,3102012: 1,1222013: 6152014: 6272015: 8372016: 1,4972017: 3862018: 8382019: 6972020: 1,3332021: 8802022: 5682023: 2972024: 1,1612025: 1,0002026: 7751795188719051921193719531969198520012017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 194 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-02 in each year
YearRecords
17951
17961
18032
18052
18302
18431
18461
18511
18521
18622
18664
18732
18741
18771
18813
18852
18873
18882
18891
18926
18933
18942
18956
18961
18977
18987
18995
19003
19013
190218
190317
19048
190518
190616
190710
190811
190928
19106
191141
191246
191328
191463
191562
191626
191786
191825
191926
192044
1921118
192284
1923196
1924352
1925125
1926104
1927198
1928197
1929159
1930117
1931267
1932231
1933314
1934681
1935471
1936347
1937158
1938280
1939424
1940534
1941372
1942329
1943194
1944321
1945648
1946296
1947271
1948308
1949425
19501,513
19511,465
1952666
1953480
1954913
1955419
19561,323
1957428
1958231
1959427
1960590
1961972
1962820
1963850
1964223
1965337
1966601
1967826
1968844
1969492
1970800
19711,011
1972630
19731,364
19741,019
1975557
19761,207
1977387
1978738
19791,390
1980757
19811,084
1982866
19831,692
1984309
19852,477
19861,112
1987949
19881,405
19892,587
19901,438
1991869
19921,224
1993851
1994799
19951,222
19962,641
1997551
1998832
1999976
2000625
20011,048
20021,502
20031,561
20041,399
20051,030
2006964
20071,124
2008742
2009478
20101,722
20112,310
20121,122
2013615
2014627
2015837
20161,497
2017386
2018838
2019697
20201,333
2021880
2022568
2023297
20241,161
20251,000
2026775

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).