Weather Records on 1 February 1972

385 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1972. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1972

On 1 February 1972, 385 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 126 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 349 daily.
Red Lodge set a monthly record snow depth of 124.5 cm (49.0 in) on 1 February 1972.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

385 stations

385 station records on 1 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	482.6 cm (190.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kljuchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ricardo	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coleman	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa de Viterbo (Cmef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cascata (Cmef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frederick	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatecas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kasilof 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akhty	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-13.1 C (8.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rita Do Jacutinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-25.9 C (-14.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dushanbe	Tajikistan	Record low maximum temperature	-7.7 C (18.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nittaw 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rising Star 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	-6.2 C (20.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Antioch Fibrebrd Mills	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gavar	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.9 C (-23.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Matao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.9 C (1.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Valdosta 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Termez	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-8.6 C (16.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Itajobi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.5 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

385 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 24, Lowest daily maximum 69, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 138, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 1 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	24
Lowest daily maximum	69
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	138
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 1 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 34, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

326 broken records

Margins by which the 326 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1473.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1972

Top 20 records on 1 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1972	Red Lodge, US	monthly snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	58.5 cm (23.0 in)	54 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1972	Summit, US	all-time snow depth	482.6 cm (190.0 in)	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	17 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1972	Browning, US	monthly snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	2 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Kljuchi, RU	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Eastland, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Stillmore, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Ricardo, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Coleman, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Santa Rosa de Viterbo (Cmef), BR	daily rain	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	54.7 mm (2.2 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Cascata (Cmef), BR	daily rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Frederick, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Desoto City 8 SW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	50 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Cooma Lambie Street, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily low min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Hull, GB	daily low min	-9.8 C (14.4 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Ralph 1 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1972	Tbilisi, GE	monthly low max	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	51 years	34 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1972. 1972 had 385 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 200	323
200 to 400	0
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1