Weather Records on 5 February 1948

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1948. Highest significance: Sitamarhi Sr, IN.

Key Facts for 5 February 1948

On 5 February 1948, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 137 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 598 daily.
Sitamarhi Sr set a monthly record daily precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 5 February 1948.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 5 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hooghly	India	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mimbres 4NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kachugaon	India	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Escalante	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearston (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Johnson 11 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Abbott 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balasore	India	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hoosier Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Middelwater	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Palma 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rodeo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Levy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Luz (Estacao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ione	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 90, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 47, Heaviest daily rainfall 269, Heaviest daily snowfall 117, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 5 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	90
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	47
Heaviest daily rainfall	269
Heaviest daily snowfall	117
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 5 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 598.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

547 broken records

Margins by which the 547 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1948

Top 20 records on 5 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1948	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1948	Hooghly, IN	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	The Dalles, US	daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	30.7 cm (12.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Bell Ranch, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Mimbres 4NNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Big Eddy, US	monthly snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Cimarron 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Kachugaon, IN	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Rocky Ford 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Hugoton, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Pasamonte, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Escalante, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Perryton, US	daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Moncton, CA	all-time low min	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Pearston (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Kalchini, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Mtn Park, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1948	Springer, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	40 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1948. 1948 had 625 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

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Data for records on 1948-02-05: 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	457
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1