Weather Records on 2 February 1974

1,019 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1974. Highest significance: Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1974

On 2 February 1974, 1,019 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 1,007 daily.
Coranderrk Badger Weir set a daily record precipitation of 57.0 mm (2.2 in) on 2 February 1974.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

1,019 stations

1,019 station records on 2 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Coodardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Barmah East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beazleys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vondelingsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Patho West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harrow (Pine Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Merton Weir Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Koondrook State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moulamein Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cohuna (Goulburn Murray)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stanhope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beeldhouersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiesberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alfred	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waranga Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Csiro Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shepparton East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boston	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Merbein Srwsc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dagworth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nagambie (Goulburn Weir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cameron Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang (Eureka East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnambool (Kulwin)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mallan (Niemur Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manangatang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cliffs (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrl Morrl (Valley View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Numurkah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Merrigum	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandra (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cultus Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,019 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 157, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 608, Heaviest daily snowfall 78, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 2 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	157
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	608
Heaviest daily snowfall	78
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 2 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 1,007.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

915 broken records

Margins by which the 915 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 234.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1974

Top 20 records on 2 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1974	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1974	Coodardy, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Barmah East, AU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	71 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Melville, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	22 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Mathoura (Mathoura Station), AU	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Balranald (Rsl), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Bakensrug, ZA	monthly rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Strathbogie North, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Chilliwack, CA	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Beazleys Bridge, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Benjeroop (Davey), AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	18.4 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Vondelingsfontein, ZA	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Wilsons Reservoir, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Sao Jose de Piranhas, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Patho West, AU	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Agassiz Cda, CA	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Harrow (Pine Hills), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Abbeville, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1974	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	58 years	43 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1974. 1974 had 1,019 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

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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	891
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1