Weather Records on 1 February 1974

865 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1974. Highest significance: Lake Eyre (Mulka), AU.

Key Facts for 1 February 1974

On 1 February 1974, 865 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
341 were record highs and 58 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 829 daily.
Lake Eyre (Mulka) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 162.8 mm (6.4 in) on 1 February 1974.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

865 stations

865 station records on 1 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Eyre (Mulka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Port Clinton (Yararoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Millicent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Adelaide (Morphett Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goolwa Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nairne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Askham	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Port Broughton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Woomera (Oakden Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Coomandook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pimba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hahndorf	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Aldinga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wudinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Templeton (Glenalbyn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Woodside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Seaton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Augusta (Carriewerloo STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia Sheedy Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ashville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kadina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Compass	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coomandook (Malinong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wirrappa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Modbury (Surrey Vine Yards)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Balaklava	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ardrossan (Winulta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Port Dock Railway St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waipahu 750	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Roxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

865 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 273, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 407, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 1 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	273
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	407
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 1 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 30, daily 829.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

743 broken records

Margins by which the 743 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 107.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1974

Top 20 records on 1 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1974	Lake Eyre (Mulka), AU	all-time rain	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	53 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 February 1974	Port Clinton (Yararoo), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Strathalbyn, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Millicent, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Adelaide (Morphett Vale), AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Finniss, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Springvale, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Goolwa Council Depot, AU	monthly rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Happy Valley Reservoir, AU	daily rain	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Bute (Ninnes), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Nairne, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Callington, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	daily rain	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Askham, ZA	monthly rain	105.5 mm (4.2 in)	44.3 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Port Broughton, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Langhorne Creek, AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Woomera (Oakden Hills), AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1974	Coomandook, AU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 865 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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Data for records on 1974-02-01: 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	606
20 to 40	93
40 to 60	35
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	1