Weather Records on 1 February 1946

273 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1946. Highest significance: Fogo, CA.

Key Facts for 1 February 1946

On 1 February 1946, 273 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
16 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 265 daily.
Fogo set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 1 February 1946.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

273 stations

273 station records on 1 February 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fogo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Borda Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	318.5 mm (12.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Daveyhurst Mulwarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boolaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalgoorlie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fogo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Williambury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoaeae Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Berembed)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middalya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa 9 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrega (Taunton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eucla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pondooma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
N'Dabakazi (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kiolakaa 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lawloit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minimay (Booroopki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mundulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moroco East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape de Couedic	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Parilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

273 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 192, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 1 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	192
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 1 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

238 broken records

Margins by which the 238 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1946

Top 20 records on 1 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1946	Fogo, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Cape Borda Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Pahala 21, US	monthly rain	318.5 mm (12.5 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Daveyhurst Mulwarrie, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Mardie, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Guayama 1SW, PR	monthly high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	13 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Boolaloo, AU	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Kalgoorlie Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Bathurst Gaol, AU	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Fogo, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Williambury, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Hoaeae Upper, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Kaniva, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1946	Grong Grong (Berembed), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	38 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 1946

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1946. 1946 had 273 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 50	229
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1