Weather Records on 5 February 1962

639 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1962. Highest significance: Insikeni (Bos), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 February 1962

On 5 February 1962, 639 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
457 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 633 daily.
Insikeni (Bos) set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 5 February 1962.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

639 stations

639 station records on 5 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dapto Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chachora	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	181.0 cm (71.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beerlaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mangaroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nundle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Welton Dale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuba City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Welbekend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Houston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Minnie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tinnenburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Disraeli	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bulken	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saranac Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Wilson (Nooroo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leupp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newman	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Freeland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winslow AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

639 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 402, Lowest daily maximum 30, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 123, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 5 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	402
Lowest daily maximum	30
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	123
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 5 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 4, daily 633.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

518 broken records

Margins by which the 518 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1962

Top 20 records on 5 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1962	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1962	Dapto Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1962	Chachora, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1962	Mount Phillip, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1962	Roldal, NO	all-time snow depth	181.0 cm (71.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1962	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1962	Beerlaagte, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1962	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1962	Jerrys Plains Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1962	Suldalsvatn, NO	all-time snow depth	130.0 cm (51.2 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1962	Lyndon, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1962	Mangaroon, AU	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1962	Nundle Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1962	Blackville (Welton Dale), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1962	Mia Mia, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1962	Lennoxville, CA	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	71 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1962	Tuba City, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	59 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1962	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1962	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	61 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1962	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	24 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1962. 1962 had 639 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 1962-02-05: 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	509
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2