Weather Records on 2 February 1953

480 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1953. Highest significance: Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1953

On 2 February 1953, 480 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
152 were record highs and 39 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 469 daily.
Rottnest Island Lighthouse set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 2 February 1953.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

480 stations

480 station records on 2 February 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rottnest Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Darradup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mahalapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bunbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Henley Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Capel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belvoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Skukuza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hamel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mornington Mills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arundel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Springfields	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grassmere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Busselton Shire	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sompeta	India	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boyanup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nannup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scaddan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cowalla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donnybrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Deeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Churchman Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gore Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkoenkrans (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amery	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coolgardie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fernbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Temora Ambulance Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mundaring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Stanley Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-50.6 C (-59.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 8 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walebing	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

480 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 77, Lowest daily maximum 28, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 2 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	77
Lowest daily maximum	28
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 2 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 9, daily 469.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

413 broken records

Margins by which the 413 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 240.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1953

Top 20 records on 2 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1953	Rottnest Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1953	Darradup, AU	all-time rain	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1953	Mahalapye, BW	all-time rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1953	Bunbury Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Henley Park, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Capel, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Belvoir, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Skukuza, ZA	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Hamel, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Mornington Mills, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Jarrahdale, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Arundel, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Springfields, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Grassmere, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Busselton Shire, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Sompeta, IN	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Boyanup, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.3 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Nannup, AU	monthly rain	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1953	Brunswick Junction, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	41 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1953. 1953 had 480 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 1953-02-02: 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 50	397
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2