Weather Records on 5 February 1958

233 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1958. Highest significance: San Carlos Rsvr, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1958

On 5 February 1958, 233 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 225 daily.
San Carlos Rsvr set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 5 February 1958.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

233 stations

233 station records on 5 February 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Papane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arizona Falls 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Globe Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Red Rock 6 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hemlock	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponnani	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kottayam P.W.D	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kirensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Reno Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hypoluxo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Casa Grande Nm	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
La Sal	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record daily precipitation	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moab	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pinos Altos	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gisela	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vouziers	France	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goulds Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karlsruhe	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Benton	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

233 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 42, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 5 February 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	42
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 5 February 1958 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 225.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

184 broken records

Margins by which the 184 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1958

Top 20 records on 5 February 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1958	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Sacaton, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Papane (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.3 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Zion Np, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Clausthal-Zellerfeld, DE	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Arizona Falls 1 WNW, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Globe Rs, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Jerome, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Buckeye, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Gila Bend 2SE, US	monthly rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	52 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Wickenburg, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	47 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Red Rock 6 SSW, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Hemlock, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Parur, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Ponnani, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Payson Rs, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1958	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1958	Ajo, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1958	Rochester Gtr Intl, US	all-time snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	13 years	31 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1958. 1958 had 233 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1809	2
1814	1
1822	1
1827	2
1838	1
1841	2
1848	3
1851	2
1852	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1869	5
1871	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1900	10
1901	2
1902	4
1903	3
1904	14
1905	16
1906	10
1907	19
1908	23
1909	46
1910	20
1911	49
1912	41
1913	40
1914	31
1915	22
1916	25
1917	93
1918	105
1919	29
1920	72
1921	31
1922	80
1923	67
1924	237
1925	400
1926	112
1927	653
1928	265
1929	148
1930	161
1931	292
1932	353
1933	177
1934	153
1935	158
1936	734
1937	265
1938	1,308
1939	151
1940	295
1941	227
1942	407
1943	524
1944	287
1945	325
1946	666
1947	576
1948	625
1949	541
1950	574
1951	232
1952	453
1953	459
1954	666
1955	556
1956	450
1957	607
1958	233
1959	340
1960	520
1961	711
1962	639
1963	1,451
1964	553
1965	433
1966	616
1967	404
1968	256
1969	433
1970	448
1971	1,329
1972	394
1973	854
1974	443
1975	910
1976	1,140
1977	493
1978	892
1979	2,150
1980	756
1981	523
1982	2,248
1983	815
1984	612
1985	1,602
1986	1,375
1987	572
1988	1,158
1989	3,257
1990	1,225
1991	1,765
1992	562
1993	884
1994	629
1995	1,297
1996	2,815
1997	845
1998	991
1999	821
2000	647
2001	1,276
2002	1,589
2003	682
2004	1,724
2005	1,210
2006	833
2007	1,243
2008	2,428
2009	803
2010	1,422
2011	2,052
2012	1,362
2013	368
2014	1,441
2015	768
2016	519
2017	583
2018	960
2019	1,288
2020	1,050
2021	758
2022	444
2023	298
2024	803
2025	1,109
2026	1,234

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Data for records on 1958-02-05: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	164
20 to 40	13
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1