Weather Records on 2 February 1952

666 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1952. Highest significance: Liberty, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1952

On 2 February 1952, 666 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
450 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 657 daily.
Liberty set a monthly record daily precipitation of 122.7 mm (4.8 in) on 2 February 1952.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

666 stations

666 station records on 2 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Calvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bronkhorstfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weston 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simmesport	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
De Ridder	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jennings	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Russellville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record snow depth	175.3 cm (69.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Sterling	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scott	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ottosdal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gray	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

666 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 129, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 321, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 2 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	129
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	321
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 2 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 657.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

521 broken records

Margins by which the 521 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1952

Top 20 records on 2 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1952	Liberty, US	monthly rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Hammond, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Bedford 2 SE, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Calvin, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Tulsa, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Lamar 7N, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Toronto, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	109 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Jerome, US	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Jeanerette 5 NW, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Sugar Land, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Bronkhorstfontein, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Bad Muskau, DE	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Weston 2 SE, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1952	Lake Arthur 7 SW, US	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1952	Lockwood, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1952	St Andrews, CA	daily high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	72 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1952	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1952	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	74 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1952	Saint John, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	56 years	31 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1952. 1952 had 666 records.

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

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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Data for records on 1952-02-02: 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 25	491
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	4
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1