Weather Records on 2 February 1947

271 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1947. Highest significance: Lake Wenatchee, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1947

On 2 February 1947, 271 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 85 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 244 daily.
Lake Wenatchee set a daily record precipitation of 107.4 mm (4.2 in) on 2 February 1947.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

271 stations

271 station records on 2 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Saanich Dom Astro Obs	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collarenebri (Goondoobluie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ladybrand (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolabah (Branglebar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Philipsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yarima	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cococi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-53.9 C (-65.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kennecott	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dauphin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-40.2 C (-40.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamsack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Berens River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-44.4 C (-47.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kodiak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tanana AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-52.8 C (-63.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sendamangalam	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Purnanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

271 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 23, daily 244.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

226 broken records

Margins by which the 226 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1947

Top 20 records on 2 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1947	Lake Wenatchee, US	daily rain	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1947	Saskatoon Diefenbaker Int'l A, CA	daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1947	Saanich Dom Astro Obs, CA	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1947	Collarenebri (Goondoobluie), AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1947	Ladybrand (Skl), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1947	Banff, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1947	Coolabah (Branglebar), AU	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1947	Kellogg, US	monthly rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1947	Philipsburg, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1947	Skagway, US	all-time low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1947	Fort McPherson, CA	monthly low max	-47.8 C (-54.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1947	Wexford, ZA	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1947	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1947	Mount McConnell, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1947	Kindersley, CA	daily low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	20.0 C (36.0 F)	1 year	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1947	Haugan 1 W, US	monthly rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	7 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1947	Pemberton Meadows, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1947	Alder Dam Camp, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1947	Holy Cross, US	daily low min	-46.1 C (-51.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	52 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1947	Pahala 21, US	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1947. 1947 had 271 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	212
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1