Weather Records on 1 February 1944

240 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1944. Highest significance: Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 1 February 1944

On 1 February 1944, 240 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
72 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 234 daily.
Ottoshoop (Pol) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 226.1 mm (8.9 in) on 1 February 1944.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

240 stations

240 station records on 1 February 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottoshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Roodepoort (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Germiston-Fj Payne Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Daryapur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Krugersdorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zamenkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vredefort (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Turffontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millaquin Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Overdene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Industria	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Joubert Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Salmon 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bizana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jhb-Norwood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sub-Nigel (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vlaklaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eerstegeluk	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Leeuspruit Wes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Szombathely	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	18.6 C (65.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grootvlei (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Klipspruit (Pur)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Springkell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mankayane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
De Emigratie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Amersfoort (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

240 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 1 February 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 1 February 1944 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 234.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

224 broken records

Margins by which the 224 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1944

Top 20 records on 1 February 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1944	Ottoshoop (Pol), ZA	all-time rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	20 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1944	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Roodepoort (Mun), ZA	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	New Market, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Germiston-Fj Payne Park, ZA	daily rain	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	The Downs, ZA	daily rain	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Randfontein (Gm), ZA	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Daryapur, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Gordon 6N, US	monthly snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Lambertina, ZA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Heilbron (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Krugersdorp, ZA	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Durban Roodepoort Deep Gm, ZA	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Heidelberg I, ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Zamenkomst, ZA	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1944	Polur, IN	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1944. 1944 had 240 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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	177
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1