Weather Records on 2 February 1977

387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1977. Highest significance: Lawrence, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1977

On 2 February 1977, 387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
78 were record highs and 106 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 349 daily.
Lawrence set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 2 February 1977.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

387 stations

387 station records on 2 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warroo (Geeron)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Armazem Capivari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Pouso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbanks Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kuttabul Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mamakuil	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iboacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	57.0 cm (22.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Florence	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pacific Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kaallaagte	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Jukes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.8 mm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Ludgero	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.8 C (-46.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Catole Do Rocha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Bartolo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

387 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 43, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 91, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 93.

Records on 2 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	43
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	91
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	93

Records on 2 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 28, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

266 broken records

Margins by which the 266 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1977

Top 20 records on 2 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1977	Lawrence, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Warroo (Geeron), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	81 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Armazem Capivari, BR	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Rio Do Pouso, BR	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Garca, BR	daily rain	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Sviland, NO	daily snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Franklinville, US	all-time snow depth	121.9 cm (48.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily snow depth	70.0 cm (27.6 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	70 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Carlinville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Paisley, GB	daily rain	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Fairbanks Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	18 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Clare, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	daily snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Windsor, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Irwin, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1977	Eagle, US	monthly snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	27 years	36 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1977. 1977 had 387 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	223
50 to 100	24
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1