Weather Records on 5 February 1951

232 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1951. Highest significance: Hatta, IN.

Key Facts for 5 February 1951

On 5 February 1951, 232 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 229 daily.
Hatta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 71.1 mm (2.8 in) on 5 February 1951.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

232 stations

232 station records on 5 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rehli	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oksoey Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Merced	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Damoh	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Limoeiro Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Postmyr I Drangedal	Norway	Record snow depth	169.0 cm (66.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll (the Ranch)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Mogila)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Porto Real Do Colegio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carson City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sagar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Livermore	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panna	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mine Centre	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pachmarhi	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grand View 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Willawillingbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deori	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baikunthpur	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malad	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

232 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 107, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 5 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	107
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 5 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 229.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

183 broken records

Margins by which the 183 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 430.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1951

Top 20 records on 5 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1951	Hatta, IN	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1951	Rehli, IN	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1951	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1951	Oksoey Fyr, NO	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1951	Gnomery, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1951	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1951	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1951	Quorn, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1951	Murwara(Kathi), IN	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1951	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1951	Fort Frances, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1951	Merced, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1951	Lugano, CH	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1951	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1951	Damoh, IN	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1951	Limoeiro Do Norte, BR	daily rain	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1951	Postmyr I Drangedal, NO	daily snow depth	169.0 cm (66.5 in)	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	40 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1951	Carroll (the Ranch), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	59 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1951	Mine Centre, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1951	Ft Scott, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	45 years	28 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1951. 1951 had 232 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 1951-02-05: 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	174
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1