Weather Records on 2 February 1976

1,207 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1976. Highest significance: Garah (Bengerang), AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1976

On 2 February 1976, 1,207 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 52 monthly and 1,147 daily.
Garah (Bengerang) set a daily record precipitation of 84.0 mm (3.3 in) on 2 February 1976.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

1,207 stations

1,207 station records on 2 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Chornomorske	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Narrabri West Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hobhouse 23	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda (Boorooma)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kranshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Schelm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belaringar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Young Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Morgan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bethany	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Sandy Camp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Luiz Do Quitunde	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schootefountain	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bybera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aguiar	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ficksburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leeuwfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Windham 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
South Newbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clohesy River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nindigully	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Quambone (Oxley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alhandra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lambertina	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Haddon Rig)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Mudall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bosduiwekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Conception	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Broadalbin	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aguas Belas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,207 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 112, Heaviest daily rainfall 589, Heaviest daily snowfall 153, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 2 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	112
Heaviest daily rainfall	589
Heaviest daily snowfall	153
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 2 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 52, daily 1,147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,054 broken records

Margins by which the 1,054 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 630.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1976

Top 20 records on 2 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1976	Garah (Bengerang), AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Chornomorske, UA	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Narrabri West Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Hobhouse 23, ZA	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Koah, AU	daily rain	249.4 mm (9.8 in)	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	49 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Carinda (Boorooma), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Carinda Post Office, AU	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Goodooga (Brenda), AU	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Quambone Station, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	14 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Kranshoek, ZA	monthly rain	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Schelm, ZA	daily rain	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Norfolk 2 SW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Belaringar Station, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	85 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Young Post Office, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Glen Morgan, ZA	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Bethany, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Trangie (Old Bundemar), AU	daily rain	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1976	Dannemora, US	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	48 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1976. 1976 had 1,207 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 100	1,030
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1