Weather Records on 5 February 1944

287 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1944. Highest significance: Lyndhurst Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1944

On 5 February 1944, 287 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 281 daily.
Lyndhurst Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 5 February 1944.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

287 stations

287 station records on 5 February 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lyndhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta (Panaramitee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bothaville (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broken Hill (Langawirra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.0 C (93.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntsville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Collingwood	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman South Alchera Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klipplaatdrift (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunlop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ucolta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Henbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahukona 159	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coward Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nelsdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

287 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 106, Heaviest daily snowfall 20.

Records on 5 February 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	106
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 5 February 1944 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 281.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 79.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1944

Top 20 records on 5 February 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1944	Lyndhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1944	Yunta (Panaramitee), AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1944	Palmyra, ZA	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1944	Bimbowrie, AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1944	White Cliffs (Tarella), AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1944	Woomera (Arcoona), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1944	Agartala, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1944	Morokweng (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Bothaville (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	49 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Broken Hill (Langawirra), AU	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Belleville, CA	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	66 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high max	34.0 C (93.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Huntsville, CA	daily high max	3.3 C (37.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	59 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	25 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Mossman Central Mill, AU	daily rain	145.5 mm (5.7 in)	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily low min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1944	Mandan Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	24 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 287 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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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 10	176
10 to 20	23
20 to 30	12
30 to 40	6
40 to 50	4
50 to 60	1
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2