Weather Records on 5 February 1966

616 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1966. Highest significance: Frankfort Downtown, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1966

On 5 February 1966, 616 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 597 daily.
Frankfort Downtown set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 5 February 1966.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

616 stations

616 station records on 5 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Assare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Campbell (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Maricopa	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pickens 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pikeville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weldon	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blaauwkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brejo Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Borns (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-3.0 C (26.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sucesso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg I	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.4 C (-26.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canton 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pilao Arcado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.2 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doorndraai	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Catharinasvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Pierce	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iskanderkul'	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Le Roy	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manbulloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chinchilla Water Treatment Pla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Mia Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wesselsbron (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.9 C (-32.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kumbia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

616 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 104, Heaviest daily rainfall 268, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 101.

Records on 5 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	104
Heaviest daily rainfall	268
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	101

Records on 5 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 16, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

533 broken records

Margins by which the 533 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1966

Top 20 records on 5 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1966	Frankfort Downtown, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Milagres, BR	daily rain	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	42 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Belleplain STN Forest, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Langley AFB, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Tweefontein, ZA	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Xique-Xique (Igatu), BR	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Portsmouth-Sciotoville, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Assare, BR	all-time rain	115.2 mm (4.5 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Brigalow Post Office, AU	daily rain	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Campbell (Mun), ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Maricopa, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Pickens 1, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Pikeville, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Weldon, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Vik I Sogn III, NO	daily snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Blaauwkop, ZA	daily rain	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Philo 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1966	Brejo Santo, BR	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	41 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1966. 1966 had 616 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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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 100	496
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2