Weather Records on 2 February 1963

850 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1963. Highest significance: Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1963

On 2 February 1963, 850 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
425 were record highs and 86 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 836 daily.
Oberon (Jenolan Caves) set a daily record precipitation of 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 2 February 1963.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

850 stations

850 station records on 2 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minilya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Copainala	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hamersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albion 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harrietville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caninde de Sao Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sheridan Fld STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bralorne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itapeim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bunda Bunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Japaratuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mont-Aigoual	France	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-9.9 C (14.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Muskau	Germany	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Custodio	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St Lin des Laurentides	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Clara UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

850 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 234, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 57, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 2 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	234
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	57
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 2 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 836.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

698 broken records

Margins by which the 698 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1963

Top 20 records on 2 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1963	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1963	Mount Augustus, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Bralorne, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	L'Assomption, CA	daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	L'Assomption, CA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Minilya, AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	95.7 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Musquash, CA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Copainala, MX	monthly rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	St Hyacinthe, CA	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Hamersley, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Cumberland, CA	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Powell River, CA	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Albion 5 E, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Harrietville, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	daily rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1963	Wandagee, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	37 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1963. 1963 had 850 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1963-02-02: 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	660
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1