Weather Records on 2 February 1954

913 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1954. Highest significance: Abor Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1954

On 2 February 1954, 913 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
417 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 875 daily.
Abor Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 155.7 mm (6.1 in) on 2 February 1954.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

913 stations

913 station records on 2 February 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Abor Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jagadhari	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Little Swanport (Lisdillon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rohtak	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ranike	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oran-Hopital Militaire	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dehra Gopipur	India	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Robeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newnham (Rocherlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ungowa Forest Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludhiana	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Southport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Una	India	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coalstoun Lakes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Risdon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uniao Dos Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-37.4 C (-35.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Uitzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record low maximum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windera Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

913 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 160, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 257, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 337, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 2 February 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	160
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	257
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	337
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 2 February 1954 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 33, daily 875.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

752 broken records

Margins by which the 752 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 116.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1954

Top 20 records on 2 February 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1954	Abor Downs, AU	all-time rain	155.7 mm (6.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1954	Dingo Post Office, AU	daily rain	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Middleton Post Office, AU	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Beech Forest, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Blackwater Post Office, AU	all-time rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	18 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Astrakan, RU	all-time low min	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Jagadhari, IN	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	57 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Little Swanport (Lisdillon), AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Rohtak, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Ranike, IN	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Hobart (Ellerslie Road), AU	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	112 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Mount Nelson, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZ	daily low min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	64 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1954	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	28 years	43 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1954. 1954 had 913 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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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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	676
20 to 40	56
40 to 60	15
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	1