Weather Records on 2 February 1961

972 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1961. Highest significance: Burlington Muni AP, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1961

On 2 February 1961, 972 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
98 were record highs and 442 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 943 daily.
Burlington Muni AP set a daily record snowfall of 19.1 cm (7.5 in) on 2 February 1961.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

972 stations

972 station records on 2 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burlington Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bhaunagar	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bahadurganj	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Naraingarh	India	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
N Ghasan Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bhagaon Bhogaon	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fatehgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lesliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ladania	India	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Naya Shahr	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chauradano	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jainagar	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jalalabad	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kheri	India	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Humboldt 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mustafabad Jasra	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nanpara	India	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amherst	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mukteshwar Kumaon	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

972 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 221, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 221, Heaviest daily rainfall 277, Heaviest daily snowfall 132, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 2 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	221
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	221
Heaviest daily rainfall	277
Heaviest daily snowfall	132
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 2 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 24, daily 943.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

828 broken records

Margins by which the 828 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 331.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1961

Top 20 records on 2 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1961	Burlington Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1961	Bhaunagar, IN	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1961	Bahadurganj, IN	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Naraingarh, IN	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	N Ghasan Sr, IN	daily rain	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Bhagaon Bhogaon, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Fatehgarh, IN	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Lohar-Daga, IN	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Lesliganj, IN	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Humboldt 3 W, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Quincy, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Sadabad, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	21 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Kathgodam, IN	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Chambersburg 1 ESE, US	all-time low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Champaign 3S, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Ladania, IN	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Naya Shahr, IN	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1961	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1961. 1961 had 972 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 50	763
50 to 100	41
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1