Weather Records on 5 February 1949

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1949. Highest significance: Raipur, IN.

Key Facts for 5 February 1949

On 5 February 1949, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
19 were record highs and 194 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 508 daily.
Raipur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 139.7 mm (5.5 in) on 5 February 1949.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 5 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Raipur	India	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Pupri	India	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chenari	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Naya Shahr	India	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Katra	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kasganj	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marhaura(Amnar)	India	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Derapur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chakrata Kalsi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chandi	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hasanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Loukahi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dadupur	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nagina	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dehradun	India	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Varanasi	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grimes Pass 6 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Shikohabad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kumargram	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ambari	India	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Musafir Khana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dayanathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Deoria	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tarabganj	India	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jiwanpur Sagri	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pithoragarh	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Champawat	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chaukuri	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bellingham 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 106, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 88, Heaviest daily rainfall 244, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 5 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	106
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	88
Heaviest daily rainfall	244
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 5 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 28, daily 508.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

444 broken records

Margins by which the 444 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1949

Top 20 records on 5 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1949	Raipur, IN	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1949	Pupri, IN	monthly rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1949	Chenari, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Naya Shahr, IN	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Katra, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Kasganj, IN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Khurja, IN	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Gumla, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Marhaura(Amnar), IN	monthly rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Derapur, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Chakrata Kalsi Sr, IN	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Varanasi, IN	monthly rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Chandi, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Hasanpur, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Loukahi, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Dadupur, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1949	Nagina, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 years	42 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1949. 1949 had 541 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 1949-02-05: 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 100	422
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	3