Weather Records on 2 February 1946

296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1946. Highest significance: Nelyambo, AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1946

On 2 February 1946, 296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 294 daily.
Nelyambo set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 2 February 1946.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

296 stations

296 station records on 2 February 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nelyambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belton (Shadow Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Balldale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prickley Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Corowa (Ringwood Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
North Lakhimpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mundrabilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burrumbuttock (Holyrood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ellerslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Poortjie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heilbron "Smoordrif"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leopold Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.5 C (108.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brandwag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kirklington	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	177.8 cm (70.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Forest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pakri	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Argoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kareehoek"Kareefontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton (Yanyarrie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fergana	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jindera (Wadilock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Old Baratta Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Round Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Saltia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nymagee (Kenmure Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Bonuna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

296 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 2 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 2 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 294.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

245 broken records

Margins by which the 245 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1067.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1946

Top 20 records on 2 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1946	Nelyambo, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1946	Deer Park Sf, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1946	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1946	Belton (Shadow Vale), AU	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1946	Balldale Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1946	Prickley Range, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1946	Rennie (Pine View), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1946	Widgiemooltha, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1946	Corowa (Ringwood Park), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1946	North Lakhimpur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1946	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1946	Mundrabilla Station, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1946	Burrumbuttock (Holyrood), AU	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1946	Commodore, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1946	Ellerslie, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1946	Narrandera (Back Brewarrena), AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1946	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	54 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1946	Cavan, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1946	Poortjie, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1946	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	28 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 296 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 200	244
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1