Weather Records on 5 February 1975

910 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1975. Highest significance: Saibai Island, AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1975

On 5 February 1975, 910 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
108 were record highs and 271 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 889 daily.
Saibai Island set a daily record precipitation of 115.4 mm (4.5 in) on 5 February 1975.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

910 stations

910 station records on 5 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Bern 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Forge 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Aterradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ponte Melo Peixoto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bairro Represa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Itapetininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gallup 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Murphy 4ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tiete	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barreiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coronel Macedo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Engenheiro Hermilo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Speedwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jequie	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boyds 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berryville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Do Barreiro Rico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taguai (Ribeiropolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sete Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lajedinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Wx	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winchester 7 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Alambari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paw Paw 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Catawba	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
North River Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Princeton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Randleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tejupa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balbrogie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sweet Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newcomb 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Schenectady	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

910 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 164, Highest daily minimum 52, Lowest daily minimum 107, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 177, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 5 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	164
Highest daily minimum	52
Lowest daily minimum	107
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	177
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 5 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 889.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

790 broken records

Margins by which the 790 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1975

Top 20 records on 5 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1975	Saibai Island, AU	daily rain	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	New Bern 3 NW, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	97 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Clifton Forge 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Fazenda Aterradinho, BR	monthly rain	142.4 mm (5.6 in)	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Barao de Antonina, BR	daily rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Ponte Melo Peixoto, BR	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Hot Springs, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Sarutaia (US.Boa Vista-Clfsc), BR	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Bairro Represa, BR	daily rain	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	82.9 mm (3.3 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Itapetininga, BR	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Gallup 5 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Murphy 4ESE, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Tiete, BR	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Angatuba, BR	monthly rain	125.3 mm (4.9 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Barreiras, BR	daily rain	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	43.3 mm (1.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Charlottesville 2W, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Wytheville, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	75 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Coronel Macedo, BR	monthly rain	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Engenheiro Hermilo, BR	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1975	Speedwell, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	39 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1975. 1975 had 910 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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Data for records on 1975-02-05: 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 100	770
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1