Weather Records on 5 February 1984

612 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1984. Highest significance: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1984

On 5 February 1984, 612 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
183 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 597 daily.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij set a monthly record daily precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 5 February 1984.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

612 stations

612 station records on 5 February 1984 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1984: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Nachiki	Russia	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Los Reyes	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Kings Park	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Athens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Callao	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olney 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Noblesville River	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Three Lynx	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seaside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Louisa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lavaca 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
E Jordan	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nurnberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boaz	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
College Obsy	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bethpage 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huejotzingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Habarovsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wendover AP AWOS	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.5 C (-12.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bikin	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Semjachik	Russia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	73.0 cm (28.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yreka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lancaster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lucin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cedral	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

612 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1984 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 98, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 65, Heaviest daily rainfall 174, Heaviest daily snowfall 65, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 5 February 1984 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	98
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	65
Heaviest daily rainfall	174
Heaviest daily snowfall	65
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 5 February 1984 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 14, daily 597.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1984

Top 20 records on 5 February 1984 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1984	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij, RU	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	83 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1984	Petropavlovskij Majak, RU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1984	Vandalia, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1984	Nachiki, RU	daily rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1984	Beaver Dam, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1984	Jensen, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1984	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1984	Los Reyes, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1984	Waialua 847, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1984	Illinois City Dam 16, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1984	Glasgow, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1984	Bloemfontein Kings Park, ZA	daily rain	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1984	Osage, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1984	Forest Grove, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1984	Athens, US	daily low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1984	Callao, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	80 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1984	Bowling Green Warren Co AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	76 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1984	Olney 2S, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0.7 cm (0.3 in)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1984	Noblesville River, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1984	Prospect 2 SW, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	72 years	33 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 1984

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1984. 1984 had 612 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	467
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2