Weather Records on 1 February 1956

1,013 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1956. Highest significance: Ottawa, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1956

On 1 February 1956, 1,013 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 464 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 934 daily.
Ottawa set a monthly record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 1 February 1956.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,013 stations

1,013 station records on 1 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottawa	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brighton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Smith Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Banpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkio	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Krishnaprasad	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Turnpike	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thargomindah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tingley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anadia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-17.7 C (0.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bhadrak	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,013 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 229, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 235, Heaviest daily rainfall 255, Heaviest daily snowfall 218, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 1 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	229
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	235
Heaviest daily rainfall	255
Heaviest daily snowfall	218
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 1 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 52, daily 934.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

903 broken records

Margins by which the 903 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 236.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1956

Top 20 records on 1 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1956	Ottawa, US	monthly snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1956	Brighton Downs, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Vicosa, BR	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Tijeras Rs, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Arnsberg, DE	all-time low max	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Burr Oak 4S, US	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Hays 1 S, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Wakeeney, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Chemnitz, DE	all-time low max	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Smith Ctr, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Beatrice, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Altastenberg, DE	all-time low max	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Creston 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	McPherson, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Ness City, US	daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	125 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Banpur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1956	Bethany, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	45 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1956. 1956 had 1,013 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 50	767
50 to 100	92
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	5