Weather Records on 2 February 1973

1,364 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1973. Highest significance: Dublin, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1973

On 2 February 1973, 1,364 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
562 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 70 monthly and 1,293 daily.
Dublin set a monthly record daily precipitation of 141.5 mm (5.6 in) on 2 February 1973.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

1,364 stations

1,364 station records on 2 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Lac Vieux Desert	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Plainfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Monterey	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Fitzgerald	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Louisa	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
La Plata 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Grange 1N	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lawn Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkin	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hickory	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia UNIV of Sc	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pisgah Forest 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Long Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Culpeper	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Thomasville 7 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Owings Ferry Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pinehurst Sthrn Pines	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rosman	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McColl 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Florence 8 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Hill 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethlehem	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,364 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 221, Lowest daily maximum 24, Highest daily minimum 341, Lowest daily minimum 30, Heaviest daily rainfall 714, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 2 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	221
Lowest daily maximum	24
Highest daily minimum	341
Lowest daily minimum	30
Heaviest daily rainfall	714
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 2 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 70, daily 1,293.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,200 broken records

Margins by which the 1,200 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 147.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1973

Top 20 records on 2 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1973	Dublin, US	monthly rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	53 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1973	Lac Vieux Desert, US	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	59 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1973	Pocomoke City, US	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1973	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1973	Plainfield, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1973	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	114 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1973	Monterey, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1973	Fitzgerald, US	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1973	Louisa, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1973	Beagle Bay, AU	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	41 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1973	Dale Enterprise, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1973	Dahlonega 4WSW, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1973	Mt Airy 2 W, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1973	La Plata 1 W, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1973	Lenoir, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1973	Darlington, US	monthly rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1973	La Grange 1N, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1973	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1973	Lawn Hill, AU	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1973	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	71 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1973. 1973 had 1,364 records.

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

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

Download the Data

Data for records on 1973-02-02: 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	1,012
20 to 40	134
40 to 60	36
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1