Weather Records on 2 February 1978

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1978. Highest significance: Kalarka Railway Station, AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1978

On 2 February 1978, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
56 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 32 were all-time records, 59 monthly and 647 daily.
Kalarka Railway Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 570.0 mm (22.4 in) on 2 February 1978.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 2 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kalarka Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	570.0 mm (22.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	406.0 mm (16.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mandora	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Langley AFB	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Memooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karmoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Driver 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Ringo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Munfordville 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Edenton	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pallamallawa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Diamond Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Collaroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murray	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ogmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellsville 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamazoo State Hospital	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Spencer 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tarkastad (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norfolk Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Woorarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	421.0 mm (16.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sapphire Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sidney 1SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Edgar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 182, Heaviest daily snowfall 123, Deepest snow cover 238.

Records on 2 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	182
Heaviest daily snowfall	123
Deepest snow cover	238

Records on 2 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 32, monthly 59, daily 647.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1978

Top 20 records on 2 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1978	Kalarka Railway Station, AU	all-time rain	570.0 mm (22.4 in)	209.3 mm (8.2 in)	18 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1978	St Lawrence Post Office, AU	all-time rain	406.0 mm (16.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	82 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1978	Mandora, AU	all-time rain	211.0 mm (8.3 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	55 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Bogantungan Post Office, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	67 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Norwalk Wwtp, US	all-time snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Langley AFB, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Memooloo, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Ft Benton, US	all-time snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Brookings, US	daily rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Yarrie, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	124.6 mm (4.9 in)	81.9 mm (3.2 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Karmoo, AU	daily rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Anderson 1 N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Tiffin, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	26.4 cm (10.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Driver 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	La Ringo, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Edenton, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1978	Munfordville 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	52 years	45 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1978. 1978 had 738 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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Data for records on 1978-02-02: 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	484
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	2