Weather Records on 5 February 1946

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1946. Highest significance: Ericson 8 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1946

On 5 February 1946, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 95 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 656 daily.
Ericson 8 WNW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.2 mm (3.0 in) on 5 February 1946.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 5 February 1946 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1946: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ericson 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro de Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandigo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oshkosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dhakuakhana	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reid River Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Touros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Ohio St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kanab	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Coodingnow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.6 C (83.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Glenmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Greenfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hope Little Mountain	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Glennville Morrow Rch	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Grass Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Philo	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Omak 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1946 by type: Highest daily maximum 170, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 108, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 5 February 1946 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	170
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	108
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 5 February 1946 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 656.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 114.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1946

Top 20 records on 5 February 1946 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1946	Ericson 8 WNW, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Melrose, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Alliance 1WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Bridgeport, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Britton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Mt Ida 3 SE, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Limoeiro de Anadia, BR	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Mt Vernon 3 SW, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Clark, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	10 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Cairo 3N, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1946	Pine Creek, AU	daily rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1946	Princeton, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1946	Homestead 985, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1946	Sandigo Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1946	Castlewood, US	monthly snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1946	Osceola, US	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	32 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 666 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 1946-02-05: 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 20	478
20 to 40	34
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	3