Weather Records on 1 February 1955

296 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1955. Highest significance: Caraubas, BR.

Key Facts for 1 February 1955

On 1 February 1955, 296 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 277 daily.
Caraubas set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 1 February 1955.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

296 stations

296 station records on 1 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caraubas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Theunissen (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Melfort	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Challis	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Luiz Correia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cadillac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edmundston	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ste Agathe des Monts	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bateman Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lambton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lac Onatchiway	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Falls	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Uniacke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Juneau Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lethbridge Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lyndon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warrnambool Shire Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

296 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 1 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 1 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 18, daily 277.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

248 broken records

Margins by which the 248 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1955

Top 20 records on 1 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1955	Caraubas, BR	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1955	Milan, IT	daily high min	7.6 C (45.7 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	158 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1955	Chicoutimi, CA	daily low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	73 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1955	Lethbridge Cda, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1955	Roberval Nord, CA	monthly low min	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1955	Theunissen (Mun), ZA	monthly rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1955	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1955	Gardiner, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	67 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1955	St Andrews, CA	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1955	Melfort, CA	monthly snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1955	Claresholm Meadow Creek, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1955	Challis, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	21 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1955	Presque Isle, US	monthly low max	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1955	Lyndon, CA	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1955	Riverslea Tm, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	monthly high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	20 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1955	Presque Isle, US	monthly low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1955	Luiz Correia, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1955	Cadillac, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1955	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	35 years	27 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1955. 1955 had 296 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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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	216
20 to 40	20
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	2