Weather Records on 2 February 1948

308 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1948. Highest significance: Raymondville, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1948

On 2 February 1948, 308 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 96 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 298 daily.
Raymondville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 61.0 mm (2.4 in) on 2 February 1948.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

308 stations

308 station records on 2 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vilatnikulam	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grundy Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sarita 7 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashwood	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Perumpavur	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Whitsett 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Cp&L	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Creston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kistwar	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Taganrog (Lighthouse)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Northumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Idomia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bramfield Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Condon	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

308 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 115, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 24.

Records on 2 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	115
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	24

Records on 2 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 298.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

247 broken records

Margins by which the 247 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1948

Top 20 records on 2 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1948	Raymondville, US	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1948	Vilatnikulam, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1948	Grundy Ctr, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1948	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1948	Laredo, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1948	Rio Grande City, US	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1948	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1948	Mission 4 W, US	monthly rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1948	Sarita 7 E, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1948	Haiku 490, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1948	Falfurrias, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1948	Ashwood, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1948	Fort Good Hope 2, CA	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1948	Perumpavur, IN	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1948	Jeffersonville, US	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1948	Cortland, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1948	Chemnitz, DE	daily high max	11.6 C (52.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	62 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1948	Milan, IT	daily high max	12.0 C (53.6 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1948	Princeton, US	daily low min	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	52 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1948	Whitsett 3 SW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	16 years	25 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 308 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	231
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1