Weather Records on 5 February 1976

1,140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1976. Highest significance: Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 February 1976

On 5 February 1976, 1,140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
138 were record highs and 423 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 57 monthly and 1,069 daily.
Matjiesfontein (Sar) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 73.0 mm (2.9 in) on 5 February 1976.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 540 records.

Record Map

1,140 stations

1,140 station records on 5 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Matjiesfontein (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.5 mm (8.5 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Farmingdale 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Crown King	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
McGill	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Invergwali	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dyer 5S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Roseberth Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Keilands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grootfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Sedona	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Rooirivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Betatakin	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kybybolite Research Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Rust (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Die Hoop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waverley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Auberry 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vallecito Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lehman Caves Nm	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Agterkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.1 cm (15.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Junipine	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ely AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goroke (Kangawall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rico	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carwarp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Klipbanksfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lakenvlei	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Groom Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenbervie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Daniels Hope	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,140 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 282, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 141, Heaviest daily rainfall 419, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 5 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	282
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	141
Heaviest daily rainfall	419
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 5 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 57, daily 1,069.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

972 broken records

Margins by which the 972 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 710.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1976

Top 20 records on 5 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1976	Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZA	all-time rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	90 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 February 1976	Canobie, AU	all-time rain	215.5 mm (8.5 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	79 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1976	Farmingdale 4 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1976	Flagstaff AP, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1976	Crown King, US	monthly rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1976	Krakmo, NO	daily snow depth	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	71.0 cm (28.0 in)	70 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1976	McGill, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1976	Brunette Downs, AU	daily rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1976	Daroca, ES	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1976	Lucknow Station, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1976	Invergwali, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1976	Dyer 5S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1976	Roseberth Station, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1976	Wentworth (Cuthero), AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1976	Keilands, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1976	Grootfontein, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1976	Huxley, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1976	Daly Waters, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1976	Sedona, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1976	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	66 years	51 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 1,140 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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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	948
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1