Weather Records on 2 February 1980

757 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1980. Highest significance: Mundiwindi, AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1980

On 2 February 1980, 757 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
127 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 741 daily.
Mundiwindi set a monthly record daily precipitation of 147.0 mm (5.8 in) on 2 February 1980.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 547 records.

Record Map

757 stations

757 station records on 2 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mundiwindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Strelley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Westmead Austral Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eugenio Lefevre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nullagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bulloo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillside Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barao de Antonina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warrumbungle (Walla Walla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vardoe	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
The Valleys	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Neds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wyee (Wyee Farms Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greenethorpe (Iandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mallina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.7 C (38.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leeukop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ripley	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Binda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boorowa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ocala	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville 3 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Schierke	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Evergreen	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Bow	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.6 C (-26.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palkem	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Willard 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

757 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 167, Highest daily minimum 68, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 241, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 2 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	167
Highest daily minimum	68
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	241
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 2 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 741.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

628 broken records

Margins by which the 628 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1980

Top 20 records on 2 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1980	Mundiwindi, AU	monthly rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	49 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1980	Strelley, AU	daily rain	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	104.3 mm (4.1 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1980	Chugwater, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	74 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Westmead Austral Avenue, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Marillana, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	84.9 mm (3.3 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Eugenio Lefevre, BR	daily rain	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	63.9 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Nullagine, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Bulloo Downs, AU	monthly rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Estancia, BR	daily rain	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Vastervik, SE	daily low min	-21.8 C (-7.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	86 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Wytheville, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Hillside Station, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Barao de Antonina, BR	daily rain	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Jigalong, AU	daily rain	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Bowman, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Bungendore Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	79 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Warrumbungle (Walla Walla), AU	daily rain	67.2 mm (2.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1980	Menangle Jmai, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	37 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1980. 1980 had 757 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 1980-02-02: 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 50	603
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1