Weather Records on 5 February 1972

394 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1972. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1972

On 5 February 1972, 394 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
17 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 387 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 111.8 cm (44.0 in) on 5 February 1972.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

394 stations

394 station records on 5 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Grootdoornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
De Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Harkerville (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kainaliu 73.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Forestport	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Montagu (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jonkersberg (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record low maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Zuur Anys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goudveld (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Barrydale (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-23.6 C (-10.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keurboomsrivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kennewick	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chardzhev	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jane Lew	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sparta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carius	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bijsk Zonalnaja	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Buffelsnek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala Mis 175.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bergplaats (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ukumehame 301	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gull Lake Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lacrosse	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tavira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kurgan-Tyube	Tajikistan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cascadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Moro	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oudtshoorn	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	6.5 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riversdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Welbedagt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calitzdorp Pol	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blaine	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Albertinia (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

394 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 134, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 5 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	134
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 5 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 387.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

312 broken records

Margins by which the 312 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1972

Top 20 records on 5 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Grootdoornrivier, ZA	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	De Hoop, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Browning, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Harkerville (Bos), ZA	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Kainaliu 73.2, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Forestport, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Waialua 847, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Montagu (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	69 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Jonkersberg (Bos), ZA	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Oswego, US	monthly snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Nicosia, CY	daily low max	8.4 C (47.1 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	79 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Beer Sheva, IL	monthly rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	39 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Zuur Anys, ZA	monthly rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1972	Concordia (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1972	Goudveld (Bos), ZA	daily rain	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1972	Saltville 1N, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1972	Wallaceburg, CA	daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	60 years	30 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 394 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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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	307
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1