Weather Records on 5 February 1950

574 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1950. Highest significance: Hay (Mulberrygong), AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1950

On 5 February 1950, 574 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 559 daily.
Hay (Mulberrygong) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 147.3 mm (5.8 in) on 5 February 1950.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

574 stations

574 station records on 5 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hay (Mulberrygong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Youhl Plain Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Stewarts River Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Willandra National Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goorangoola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merriwa (Merry Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yellow Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plashett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Creek Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Umberumberka Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe (Mt Manara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Topar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Helwan (Cairo)	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Euabalong (Booberoi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albert (the Meadows)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Kelvin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dandaloo (Skye)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjornholt	Norway	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tin Tin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Magenta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gogeldrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Euabolong (Brotherony)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ravensfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Smithville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

574 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 5 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 5 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 9, daily 559.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1950

Top 20 records on 5 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1950	Hay (Mulberrygong), AU	all-time rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1950	Youhl Plain Tank, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1950	Ivanhoe (Wokabity), AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Parkes (Nelungaloo (Nelungaloo, AU	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd), AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Isabela Substn, PR	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Bunghill Tank, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Stewarts River Public School, AU	daily rain	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Bulgoo, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Trida (Willandra National Park, AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Goorangoola, AU	monthly rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Pte de Chassiron, FR	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Pine Ridge (Mooki Springs), AU	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Merriwa (Merry Vale), AU	monthly rain	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Yellow Mountain, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Parkes (Macarthur Street), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Tangley, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1950	Plashett, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	48 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1950. 1950 had 574 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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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	476
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	2