Weather Records on 2 February 1981

1,084 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1981. Highest significance: Lake Placid 2 S, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1981

On 2 February 1981, 1,084 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
269 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,031 daily.
Lake Placid 2 S set a daily record precipitation of 61.7 mm (2.4 in) on 2 February 1981.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

1,084 stations

1,084 station records on 2 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kizljar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	307.6 mm (12.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tupper Lake Sunmount	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
De Hoek (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	218.5 mm (8.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Doornrivier	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Millbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kleinfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell 6 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centerburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westfalia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	158.4 mm (6.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burgettstown 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Senecaville Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Middlebourne 3 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hankey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freeland	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pond Pocono Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dassieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heidelberg	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Liberty 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cadiz	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charters Towers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,084 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 125, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 666, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 2 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	125
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	666
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 2 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 51, daily 1,031.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

988 broken records

Margins by which the 988 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 470.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1981

Top 20 records on 2 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1981	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1981	Indian Lake 2SW, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1981	Le Roy, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1981	Kizljar, RU	monthly rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1981	Ridgway, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1981	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	307.6 mm (12.1 in)	180.6 mm (7.1 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1981	Tupper Lake Sunmount, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1981	De Hoek (Bos), ZA	daily rain	218.5 mm (8.6 in)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1981	Barton, AU	monthly rain	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	59 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1981	Hogsett Rc Byrd Dam, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1981	Doornrivier, ZA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1981	Highmarket 2W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1981	Millbrook, US	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1981	Lyons Falls, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1981	Renovo, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1981	Pointe Noire, CG	monthly rain	279.9 mm (11.0 in)	141.9 mm (5.6 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1981	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1981	Jackson, US	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1981	Grafton, US	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	3 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1981	Rutland, US	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	52 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1981. 1981 had 1,084 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 2 February 1981
Margin	Records
0 to 100	978
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1