Weather Records on 5 February 1969

433 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1969. Highest significance: Moola Bulla, AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1969

On 5 February 1969, 433 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 413 daily.
Moola Bulla set a daily record precipitation of 109.7 mm (4.3 in) on 5 February 1969.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

433 stations

433 station records on 5 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moola Bulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zilair	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Townsend	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
De Sabla	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spruce	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.4 C (110.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ben Lomond	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Higgins Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fessenden	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kandalaksa	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	117.0 cm (46.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-26.2 C (-15.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Akron	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kahlotus 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reedsport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mud Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Canelo 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.3 C (29.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Khorog	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record snow depth	612.1 cm (241.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waterville	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

433 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 53, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 77.

Records on 5 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	53
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	77

Records on 5 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 14, daily 413.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

371 broken records

Margins by which the 371 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1969

Top 20 records on 5 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1969	Moola Bulla, AU	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1969	Darwin Loco Works, AU	daily rain	127.3 mm (5.0 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Sarajevo, BA	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Sturt Creek, AU	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Oenpelli, AU	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Zilair, RU	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Centerville 6 SE, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low max	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Port Townsend, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Virginia, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Britton, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Redwood Falls Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Warmun, AU	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	De Sabla, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1969	Spruce, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1969	Dagworth Station, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	50 years	32 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1969. 1969 had 433 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 1969-02-05: 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 100	336
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	3
500 to 600	1