Weather Records on 5 February 1979

2,150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1979. Highest significance: Hooker 12 NNW, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1979

On 5 February 1979, 2,150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 1,072 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 31 were all-time records, 113 monthly and 2,006 daily.
Hooker 12 NNW set a daily record snowfall of 52.8 cm (20.8 in) on 5 February 1979.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 533 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 5 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	52.8 cm (20.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Presidio	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 1	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
La Harpe	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fundao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Strathbogie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Supai	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aguiar da Beira	Portugal	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kulani Camp 79	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	218.4 mm (8.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Danner	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	43.0 cm (16.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Le Claire L&D 14	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw 3WSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport L&D 15	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,150 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 504, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 568, Heaviest daily rainfall 388, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 481.

Records on 5 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	504
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	568
Heaviest daily rainfall	388
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	481

Records on 5 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 31, monthly 113, daily 2,006.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,792 broken records

Margins by which the 1,792 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1270.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1979

Top 20 records on 5 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1979	Hooker 12 NNW, US	daily snowfall	52.8 cm (20.8 in)	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1979	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1979	Galva, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1979	Lincoln, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1979	Muscatine 2, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1979	Presidio, US	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1979	Ft Smith Wtp, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1979	Warsaw 1, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1979	El Vado Dam, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	29 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1979	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1979	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 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)
5 February 1979	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1979	Askaniia Nova, UA	daily rain	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1979	Taganrog (Lighthouse), RU	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1979	Millerovo, RU	daily rain	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1979	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1979	Frolovo, RU	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1979	Imperial, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2,150 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 1979-02-05: 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 200	1,720
200 to 400	57
400 to 600	13
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1