Weather Records on 2 February 1962

820 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1962. Highest significance: Maudeha, IN.

Key Facts for 2 February 1962

On 2 February 1962, 820 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
532 were record highs and 168 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 759 daily.
Maudeha set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.7 mm (3.6 in) on 2 February 1962.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

820 stations

820 station records on 2 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maudeha	India	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Charkhari	India	Record daily precipitation	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Viking	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dartmoor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McAdam	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chester	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nepisiguit Falls	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ozuluama	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Die Hoogte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belmont	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jordan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Carway	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kelowna	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

820 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 289, Lowest daily maximum 43, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 125, Heaviest daily rainfall 85, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 2 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	289
Lowest daily maximum	43
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	125
Heaviest daily rainfall	85
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 2 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 55, daily 759.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

659 broken records

Margins by which the 659 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1962

Top 20 records on 2 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1962	Maudeha, IN	monthly rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	17 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1962	Charkhari, IN	monthly rain	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Viking, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Dartmoor, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Farmington, US	all-time low min	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Cle Elum, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Gagetown 2, CA	all-time low min	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	McAdam, CA	all-time low min	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Bathurst, CA	daily low min	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	83 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Millinocket, US	all-time low min	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Browning, US	monthly high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Ft Benton, US	monthly high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	65 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Bathurst, CA	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	87 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Gardiner, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	74 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	Oakville, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1962	New Westminster, CA	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	34 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 820 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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Data for records on 1962-02-02: 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 50	651
50 to 100	3
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2