Weather Records on 2 February 1982

866 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1982. Highest significance: Jefferson 3SE, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1982

On 2 February 1982, 866 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
79 were record highs and 125 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 812 daily.
Jefferson 3SE set an all-time record daily snowfall of 36.8 cm (14.5 in) on 2 February 1982.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

866 stations

866 station records on 2 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Troy	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Brady Aznoe	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gruver	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anniston Metro AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Chatom	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Attica 6 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Qacha's Nek	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Claude	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lay Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vona	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vancleave	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Logan 4 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Douglasville 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.5 mm (6.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr 6 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chasm Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fargo 3ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grangeville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Supply 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Whiting Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	216.0 mm (8.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jordan Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

866 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 33, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 214, Deepest snow cover 177.

Records on 2 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	33
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	214
Deepest snow cover	177

Records on 2 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 40, daily 812.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

701 broken records

Margins by which the 701 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1982

Top 20 records on 2 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1982	Jefferson 3SE, US	all-time snowfall	36.8 cm (14.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	63 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1982	Minden, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1982	Troy, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Gove 4W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Merrill, US	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Orleans 2 W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Brady Aznoe, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Wilsonville, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Gruver, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Norton 9SSE, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Anniston Metro AP, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Pensacola Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Aurora, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	David City 4E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Clovis, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Montgomery AP, US	daily rain	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	103.7 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Meade, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	85 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Kearney 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	63 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Kenton, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1982	Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	30 years	48 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 866 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 50	520
50 to 100	107
100 to 150	43
150 to 200	20
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	4