Weather Records on 1 February 1982

1,029 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1982. Highest significance: Angola, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1982

On 1 February 1982, 1,029 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
150 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 977 daily.
Angola set a daily record snowfall of 32.5 cm (12.8 in) on 1 February 1982.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

1,029 stations

1,029 station records on 1 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Steelville 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnatus	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield Hollow Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Colton 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ashtabula	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mercer	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Summerside A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Millersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 6SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ionia 2SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Ag Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Houlton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
N Creek 5 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Galeton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsburg Wtr Trmt Pl	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartford Brainard Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha (Emu Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whatley	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewerton Lock 23	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodworth 3NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Susquehanna	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,029 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 84, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 72, Heaviest daily rainfall 434, Heaviest daily snowfall 187, Deepest snow cover 154.

Records on 1 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	84
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	72
Heaviest daily rainfall	434
Heaviest daily snowfall	187
Deepest snow cover	154

Records on 1 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 42, daily 977.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

872 broken records

Margins by which the 872 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1982

Top 20 records on 1 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1982	Angola, US	daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1982	Elizabethtown, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1982	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1982	Rantoul, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	81 years	69 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1982	Albion, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	68 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1982	Steelville 2 N, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1982	Muccan, AU	daily rain	121.0 mm (4.8 in)	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1982	Pembroke, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Arcadia, US	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Carlindie, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Baldwinsville, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	79 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Big Creek, CA	daily snowfall	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	11.1 cm (4.4 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Dayton 1 N, US	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Cincinnatus, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Moncton A, CA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Mansfield Hollow Lake, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1982	Fredericton A, CA	daily rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	47 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 1,029 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	723
50 to 100	98
100 to 150	33
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1