Weather Records on 5 February 1963

1,451 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1963. Highest significance: Wallal Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1963

On 5 February 1963, 1,451 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,201 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 1,382 daily.
Wallal Downs set a daily record precipitation of 119.1 mm (4.7 in) on 5 February 1963.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

1,451 stations

1,451 station records on 5 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flitwick Grange	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pau Dos Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Malad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cochrane	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pommelsbrunn	Germany	Record snow depth	41.0 cm (16.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Black Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pomeroy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peedamullah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Luis Gomes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Courtenay Puntledge Bchp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bokfontein, Franklin	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers Ed Ph 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,451 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 854, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 347, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 88, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 29.

Records on 5 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	854
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	347
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	88
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	29

Records on 5 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 68, daily 1,382.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,208 broken records

Margins by which the 1,208 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 170.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1963

Top 20 records on 5 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1963	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Windsor, AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	65 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Flitwick Grange, ZA	daily rain	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Salzburg, AT	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Pau Dos Ferros, BR	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Regensburg, DE	daily low min	-22.7 C (-8.9 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Augsburg (Sankt Stephan), DE	daily low min	-20.8 C (-5.4 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	82 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Gogo Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Nanutarra, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Itaporanga (Misericordia), BR	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Regensburg, DE	daily low max	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	82 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Pioche, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Virginia City, US	monthly high min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Flagstaff AP, US	monthly high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	65 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Lichtentanne, DE	daily low max	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	92 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Malad, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1963	Border 3 N, US	monthly high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	54 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 1,451 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1963-02-05: 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 25	1,153
25 to 50	26
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	3