Weather Records on 5 February 1945

325 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1945. Highest significance: Natchez, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1945

On 5 February 1945, 325 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
73 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 318 daily.
Natchez set a daily record precipitation of 137.2 mm (5.4 in) on 5 February 1945.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

325 stations

325 station records on 5 February 1945 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1945: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wooleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Port Gibson 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dingley Dell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vertentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Peaks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yallalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Queen Charlotte City	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Meka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edinburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boolaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Thundelarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Braeside 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
La Grange	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barnong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	325.1 mm (12.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oneonta	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Angola	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hickory 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Outlook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Baku	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg (Sternwarte)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yandanooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carnamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mullewa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

325 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1945 by type: Highest daily maximum 19, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 216, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 5 February 1945 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	19
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	216
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 5 February 1945 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 318.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

280 broken records

Margins by which the 280 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1945

Top 20 records on 5 February 1945 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1945	Natchez, US	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Manfred, AU	daily rain	137.9 mm (5.4 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Wooleen, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Port Gibson 1 NE, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Dingley Dell, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Vertentes, BR	daily rain	84.7 mm (3.3 in)	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Twin Peaks, AU	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Yallalong, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Queen Charlotte City, CA	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Meka Station, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Metten, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Edinburg, US	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Crystal Springs Exp STN, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Boolaloo, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	19 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Tallering, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Anderson, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1945	Huntsville, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 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 1945

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1945. 1945 had 325 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1945-02-05: 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	274
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1