Weather Records on 2 February 1979

1,390 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1979. Highest significance: Galva, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1979

On 2 February 1979, 1,390 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
87 were record highs and 473 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 36 were all-time records, 148 monthly and 1,206 daily.
Galva set a daily record snow depth of 63.5 cm (25.0 in) on 2 February 1979.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

1,390 stations

1,390 station records on 2 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira Do Pombal (Pombal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ferros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dolinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pattiway	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pella 1S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palmas de Monte Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhata Bay	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rolla Missouri S&T	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Badiraguato (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira Escura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	161.2 mm (6.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barro Vermelho (Ibipitanga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nkhota Kota	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malhada Real	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record snow depth	165.1 cm (65.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Campanario	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Porteiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kabale	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulberry 6 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,390 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 238, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 235, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 60, Deepest snow cover 539.

Records on 2 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	238
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	235
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	60
Deepest snow cover	539

Records on 2 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 36, monthly 148, daily 1,206.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,051 broken records

Margins by which the 1,051 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 965.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1979

Top 20 records on 2 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1979	Galva, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1979	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Loup City, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	82 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Ribeira Do Pombal (Pombal), BR	monthly rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	9 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Davenport L&D 15, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Whitewater Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Ferros, BR	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Dolinsk, RU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Los Alamos, US	monthly snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Dixon Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Pattiway, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	1 year	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Pella 1S, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Richland, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	New Boston Dam 17, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1979	Pana, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	12 years	46 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 1,390 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 200	997
200 to 400	46
400 to 600	6
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1