Weather Records on 5 February 1943

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1943. Highest significance: Lake Arthur 7 SW, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1943

On 5 February 1943, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
362 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 518 daily.
Lake Arthur 7 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 138.2 mm (5.4 in) on 5 February 1943.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 5 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Magnolia	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Whitehead	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullaley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	560.0 cm (220.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Esquimalt	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Loudon 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Terry Hie Hie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Antigonish	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Colchester 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
River Jordan	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clontarf	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Gaines	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Curlewis (Wandobah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Haileybury	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 267, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 5 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	267
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 5 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 518.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

418 broken records

Margins by which the 418 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1943

Top 20 records on 5 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1943	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	monthly rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Magnolia, US	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Whitehead, CA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Jennings, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Clinton Forestry HQ, US	daily rain	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Ravenswood Post Office, AU	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Laurel, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Mullaley Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Boras, SE	monthly rain	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Zugspitze, DE	all-time snow depth	560.0 cm (220.5 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1943	Esquimalt, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	69 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1943	Barkly Downs, AU	monthly rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1943	Loudon 1 E, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1943	Curlewis Post Office, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1943	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1943	Brockville, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1943	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	65 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1943	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	3 years	32 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 set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1943. 1943 had 524 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 1943-02-05: 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 100	413
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1