Weather Records on 7 February 1971

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1971. Highest significance: Beeville 5 NE, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1971

On 7 February 1971, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
50 were record highs and 259 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 684 daily.
Beeville 5 NE set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 7 February 1971.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 7 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Somerset East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Snydersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orange (Adair)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Mount Darragh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Doniphan	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lame Deer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ida	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jervis Bay (Point Perpendicula	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.3 mm (11.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Numbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Burrenbah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin Retirement Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Terra Roxa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.3 mm (5.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Broadus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wapengo Lake Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Noenieput (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ubobo Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Condobolin (Borambil Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mungindi (Wongwie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yalwal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stratton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 21, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 281, Heaviest daily snowfall 74, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 7 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	21
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	281
Heaviest daily snowfall	74
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 7 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 12, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

579 broken records

Margins by which the 579 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1971

Top 20 records on 7 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1971	Beeville 5 NE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1971	Fort McPherson, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1971	Somerset East, ZA	daily rain	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Snydersfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Pittsworth, AU	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	71 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	82 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Burragate Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Narooma Rvcp, AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Orange (Adair), AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Cathcart (Mount Darragh), AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Kameruka (Kameruka Estate), AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Jamestown, ZA	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Doniphan, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	74 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Candelo Post Office, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Bettowynd (Condry), AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Moruya Heads Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1971	Elliot, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	46 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

1803 to 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1971. 1971 had 705 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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	526
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	3