Weather Records on 2 February 1964

223 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1964. Highest significance: Kei Road (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 2 February 1964

On 2 February 1964, 223 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
67 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 217 daily.
Kei Road (Pol) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 150.0 mm (5.9 in) on 2 February 1964.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

223 stations

223 station records on 2 February 1964 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1964: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ibeka (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cegcuana (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Matjiesrivier (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manubie (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cofimvaba (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Greatfish-Point Vrt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boesmansrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cezu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parker 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
York Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.7 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carire	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middleton (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cotija	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Libode (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ntsubane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Machias	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Evelyn Sharp Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Five Mile Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Port Townsend	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Friant Government Camp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Joao Camara (Baixa Verde)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brunswick	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Rowan (Bungeet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Michelago (Soglio)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monument 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stapleton 5 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Wonnaminta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

223 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1964 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 112, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 February 1964 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	112
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 February 1964 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 217.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

180 broken records

Margins by which the 180 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1964

Top 20 records on 2 February 1964 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1964	Kei Road (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1964	Ibeka (Bos), ZA	monthly rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1964	Taipu, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Nqamakwe (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Cegcuana (Bos), ZA	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Monument 2 WSW, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Matjiesrivier (Skl), ZA	daily rain	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Manubie (Bos), ZA	daily rain	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Somerset East, ZA	monthly rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Byers 5 ENE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Stapleton 5 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Natal, BR	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Moncton, CA	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Cofimvaba (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Greatfish-Point Vrt, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Boesmansrivier, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Cezu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1964	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	82 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 1964

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1964. 1964 had 223 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	165
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1