Weather Records on 1 February 1951

1,756 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1951. Highest significance: Southampton, CA.

Key Facts for 1 February 1951

On 1 February 1951, 1,756 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 1,101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 45 were all-time records, 194 monthly and 1,517 daily.
Southampton set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 1 February 1951.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,756 stations

1,756 station records on 1 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Southampton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
New River	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Poughkeepsie	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clay	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Drummondville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Byrdstown 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Palmetto	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keene	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge St Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Duck Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mountainair	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,756 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 51, Lowest daily maximum 578, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 523, Heaviest daily rainfall 334, Heaviest daily snowfall 199, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 1 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	51
Lowest daily maximum	578
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	523
Heaviest daily rainfall	334
Heaviest daily snowfall	199
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 1 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 45, monthly 194, daily 1,517.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,517 broken records

Margins by which the 1,517 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 241.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1951

Top 20 records on 1 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1951	Southampton, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Greensburg, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Booneville, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Utica, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Waverly, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	New River, US	daily rain	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Philo 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Waynesboro, US	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Westfield 2 SSE, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Canfield 1 S, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Southampton, CA	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	0 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Moores Hill, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Hiram, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Mt Pocono 2 N, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Drummondville, CA	daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1951	Shoals 8 S, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	33 years	50 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 1,756 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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Data for records on 1951-02-01: 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	1,415
50 to 100	69
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2