Weather Records on 2 February 1945

648 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1945. Highest significance: Smith 1 N, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1945

On 2 February 1945, 648 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 620 daily.
Smith 1 N set an all-time record daily precipitation of 94.5 mm (3.7 in) on 2 February 1945.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

648 stations

648 station records on 2 February 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Smith 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	480.1 mm (18.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Shillong	India	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	486.4 mm (19.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Raghunathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chillagoe Atherton Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	382.3 mm (15.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sharpes Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ningaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Topchanchi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nalbari	India	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chas	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hiranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atherton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Creek 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	321.3 mm (12.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hollister 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deo	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatra	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katdoornput 29	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lathrop San Joaquin Bd	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
The Cliff	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pachamba	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chakaibanda	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wofford Hts Kernville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhanbad Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sandbaken	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yorba Linda	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Currais Novos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

648 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 96, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 393, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 2 February 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	96
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	393
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 2 February 1945 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 23, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

559 broken records

Margins by which the 559 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1945

Top 20 records on 2 February 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1945	Smith 1 N, US	all-time rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1945	Ingham Post Office, AU	all-time rain	480.1 mm (18.9 in)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	44 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1945	Inkerman Station, AU	monthly rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	18 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1945	Three Rivers Ed Ph 2, US	all-time rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Upper Shillong, IN	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Siliguri, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	all-time rain	486.4 mm (19.1 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Raghunathpur, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Chillagoe Atherton Street, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	382.3 mm (15.1 in)	305.1 mm (12.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Herberton White St, AU	daily rain	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	193.8 mm (7.6 in)	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Ellenview, AU	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Oak Hills Station, AU	daily rain	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Sharpes Siding, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Ningaloo, AU	monthly rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	N Fk Rs, US	monthly rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Minden, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Topchanchi, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1945	Middalya, AU	all-time rain	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 648 records.

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

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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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 50	526
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1