Weather Records on 5 February 1982

2,248 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1982. Highest significance: Martuni, AM.

Key Facts for 5 February 1982

On 5 February 1982, 2,248 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
110 were record highs and 1,581 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 42 were all-time records, 191 monthly and 2,015 daily.
Martuni set an all-time record daily precipitation of 86.1 mm (3.4 in) on 5 February 1982.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 532 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 5 February 1982 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1982: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Martuni	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Glorieta	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bhubaneswar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Alton - Melvin Price L&D	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itoupava Central	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Nest	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsville 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chacon	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grace	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Timbo Novo (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.8 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sublette 7WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Manila	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nova Trento	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ituporanga (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reykjavik	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pearl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coalville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Montenegro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rifle	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Scott City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stevensville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Miami	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,248 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1982 by type: Highest daily maximum 52, Lowest daily maximum 835, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 746, Heaviest daily rainfall 170, Heaviest daily snowfall 160, Deepest snow cover 227.

Records on 5 February 1982 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	52
Lowest daily maximum	835
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	746
Heaviest daily rainfall	170
Heaviest daily snowfall	160
Deepest snow cover	227

Records on 5 February 1982 by timescale: all-time 42, monthly 191, daily 2,015.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,869 broken records

Margins by which the 1,869 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1982

Top 20 records on 5 February 1982 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1982	Martuni, AM	all-time rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1982	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	76 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1982	Jefferson 3SE, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Glorieta, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Bhubaneswar, IN	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Alton - Melvin Price L&D, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Richfield, US	all-time low min	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Itoupava Central, BR	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Goodwell Rsch STN, US	all-time low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	70 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Gagnoa, CI	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Steamboat Springs, US	daily low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	87 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Eagle Nest, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Morgan, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Centennial 1NE, US	daily low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	82 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Edwardsville 2 W, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Chacon, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Butte Bert Mooney AP, US	daily low min	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Grace, US	daily low max	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1982	Kazgorodok, KZ	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1982	Amangel'dy, KZ	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	28 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 1982

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1982. 1982 had 2,248 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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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 5 February 1982
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,820
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1