Weather Records on 5 February 1977

493 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1977. Highest significance: Upper Sandusky, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1977

On 5 February 1977, 493 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
135 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 448 daily.
Upper Sandusky set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 5 February 1977.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

493 stations

493 station records on 5 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tussenvier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morretes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malta	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huell	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Rue	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condado	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Oros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pombal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Normanton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.7 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmares	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high minimum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Registro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.6 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nguiu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Correntes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Greta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cerradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

493 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 79, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 5 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	79
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 5 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 33, daily 448.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1977

Top 20 records on 5 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1977	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1977	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Tussenvier, ZA	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Lawrence, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Defiance, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Escarcega (Smn), MX	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Morretes, BR	all-time rain	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Bradford Cntrl Fs, US	all-time snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Greenville 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Chippewa Lake, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Freiburg, DE	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	95 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Malta, BR	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Fredonia, US	all-time snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1977	Huell, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	41 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 493 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 1977-02-05: 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 50	346
50 to 100	50
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2