Weather Records on 5 February 1970

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1970. Highest significance: Pardelup, AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1970

On 5 February 1970, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 147 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 441 daily.
Pardelup set a daily record precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 5 February 1970.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 5 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pardelup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bangalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Perillup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
De Aar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Iawakia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgarrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lekkervlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dombietersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vergemont	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hartebeesthoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsrus (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
The Mills	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Murfreesboro 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Reitfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fleming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Camp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parys (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riversul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsboro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Union Springs 9 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tifton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cafelandia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Roodepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Thomasville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Head	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 234, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 5 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	234
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 5 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 6, daily 441.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

387 broken records

Margins by which the 387 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 88.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1970

Top 20 records on 5 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1970	Pardelup, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1970	Wexford, ZA	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	58 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Bangalup, AU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Perillup, AU	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	De Aar, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Iawakia, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Wilgarrup, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Hrazdan, AM	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Semjachik, RU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Lekkervlei, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Ebenezer (Weltevrede), ZA	all-time rain	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Proserpine Post Office, AU	daily rain	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	23 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Dombietersfontein, ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Barkly West (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Madison 3NNW, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Vergemont, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	23 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1970	Matias Romero (Smn), MX	monthly high max	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1970	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1970. 1970 had 448 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 1970-02-05: 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 20	352
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1