Weather Records on 2 February 1955

419 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1955. Highest significance: Zevenfontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 2 February 1955

On 2 February 1955, 419 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 411 daily.
Zevenfontein set a daily record precipitation of 95.0 mm (3.7 in) on 2 February 1955.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

419 stations

419 station records on 2 February 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zevenfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
The Meadows	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Muncie 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Lorenzana	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emery	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morgenrood	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.8 C (51.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Doornkom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordegg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Klein Australie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carthage	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perdeberg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spier Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Zharkent	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-4.7 C (23.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Iguatu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom Agr.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsheuwel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altoona Horseshoe Curv	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

419 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 155, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 2 February 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	155
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 2 February 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

354 broken records

Margins by which the 354 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 119.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1955

Top 20 records on 2 February 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1955	Zevenfontein, ZA	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1955	Green Rvr, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	49 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1955	The Meadows, ZA	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1955	Leroy 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1955	Muncie 4 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	61 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1955	Zwartruggens (Pol), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.7 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1955	Toledo Lorenzana, ES	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1955	Emery, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1955	Morgenrood, ZA	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1955	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	8.2 cm (3.2 in)	49 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1955	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1955	Tshakhuma, ZA	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1955	Papkuil, ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1955	Woodstock, CA	daily low max	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	67 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1955	Roodekop, ZA	monthly rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	9.8 mm (0.39 in)	31 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1955	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1955	Cornwall, US	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1955	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily high max	10.8 C (51.4 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1955	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1955	Quakertown, US	daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	69 years	30 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 419 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	315
20 to 40	22
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3