Weather Records on 5 February 1947

576 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1947. Highest significance: Nebo, AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1947

On 5 February 1947, 576 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
155 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 553 daily.
Nebo set a daily record precipitation of 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 5 February 1947.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

576 stations

576 station records on 5 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nebo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	394.7 mm (15.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	304.3 mm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Netherdale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	356.4 mm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sarina Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gargett Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	409.7 mm (16.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Inkerman Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	336.0 mm (13.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eton Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Home Hill Fifteen A St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Finch Hatton Cook St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	444.5 mm (17.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plane Creek Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Overland Corner	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.7 mm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	177.3 mm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	283.7 mm (11.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stockport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vauxhall	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mannum (Sanderston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
White River Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morgantown 1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	266.2 mm (10.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Truro Nsac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uttamachipura	India	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cullowhee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Veitch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

576 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 138, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	138
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 18, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 259.9. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1947

Top 20 records on 5 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1947	Nebo, AU	daily rain	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Westland, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	all-time rain	394.7 mm (15.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Blue Mountain, AU	daily rain	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Koumala Hatfields Road, AU	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Mirani Post Office, AU	monthly rain	304.3 mm (12.0 in)	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Netherdale Post Office, AU	daily rain	356.4 mm (14.0 in)	259.9 mm (10.2 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Sarina Post Office, AU	daily rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Gargett Post Office, AU	all-time rain	409.7 mm (16.1 in)	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	0 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Inkerman Station, AU	monthly rain	336.0 mm (13.2 in)	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Windsor Kings College, CA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Eton Police Station, AU	daily rain	276.6 mm (10.9 in)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	201.9 mm (7.9 in)	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Parrsboro, CA	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Home Hill Fifteen A St, AU	daily rain	261.9 mm (10.3 in)	215.7 mm (8.5 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Finch Hatton Cook St, AU	all-time rain	444.5 mm (17.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Plane Creek Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	229.1 mm (9.0 in)	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	Townsville Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	184.9 mm (7.3 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1947	The Forks, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)

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 576 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 1947-02-05: 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 50	442
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1