Weather Records on 5 February 1971

1,329 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1971. Highest significance: Ashville 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1971

On 5 February 1971, 1,329 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 1,297 daily.
Ashville 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 5 February 1971.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 538 records.

Record Map

1,329 stations

1,329 station records on 5 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ashville 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Desterro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tweefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Flambeau Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chatham Exp Fa	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ontonagon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Romeo 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Zumbrota	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rugby (Carovale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wakool (Barratta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bermagui South (Young Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ann Arbor U of Mich	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Judal Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cassilis (Dalkeith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bearbung (Aller)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Magella	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.6 mm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Klipfontein"Potfontein"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clarence	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Creston 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock (Bullenbong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Big St Germain Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Eurolie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Papkuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coddington 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Illilawa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,329 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 57, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 17, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 887, Heaviest daily snowfall 228, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 5 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	57
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	17
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	887
Heaviest daily snowfall	228
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 5 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 23, daily 1,297.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,199 broken records

Margins by which the 1,199 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1971

Top 20 records on 5 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1971	Ashville 4 W, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1971	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1971	Angola, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1971	Bathurst Agricultural Station, AU	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Desterro, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Yarrawonga Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Tweefontein, ZA	all-time rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Flambeau Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Chatham Exp Fa, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	56 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Ontonagon, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Romeo 1 N, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Ladysmith 3W, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Windsor, AU	daily rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Warren (Haddon Rig), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Batemans Bay Post Office, AU	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1971	Zumbrota, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	53 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1971. 1971 had 1,329 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 1971-02-05: 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	1,152
100 to 200	38
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1