Weather Records on 2 February 1988

1,405 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1988. Highest significance: Kremmling, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1988

On 2 February 1988, 1,405 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
820 were record highs and 103 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 66 monthly and 1,337 daily.
Kremmling set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 2 February 1988.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

1,405 stations

1,405 station records on 2 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kremmling	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Eunice	United States	Record daily precipitation	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Roads 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Fortaleza	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	155.3 mm (6.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Casey	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
New Carlisle	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tipp City	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bruceton 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
W Manchester 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye Lake 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tylertown 5ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Westerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Havelund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hamlin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turee Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Eaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minersville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott Love Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pyramid	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Ag Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Lexington 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Piqua	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sayre	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clearfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salina 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,405 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 418, Lowest daily maximum 60, Highest daily minimum 402, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 415, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 2 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	418
Lowest daily maximum	60
Highest daily minimum	402
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	415
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 2 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 66, daily 1,337.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,161 broken records

Margins by which the 1,161 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1988

Top 20 records on 2 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1988	Kremmling, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1988	Eunice, US	monthly rain	195.3 mm (7.7 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1988	Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS, US	all-time rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1988	Flagstaff AP, US	daily snowfall	46.7 cm (18.4 in)	28.9 cm (11.4 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1988	Schenley Lock 5, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1988	New Roads 5 NE, US	monthly rain	186.2 mm (7.3 in)	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	13 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	Fazenda Fortaleza, BR	daily rain	155.3 mm (6.1 in)	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	42 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	Casey, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	New Carlisle, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	Amite, US	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	Tipp City, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	Bruceton 1 S, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	College Park, US	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	91 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	Irwin, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	Vevay, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	Seymour 1 WSW, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	Middletown, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	Lancaster 2 NW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1988	W Manchester 3 WSW, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	50 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1988. 1988 had 1,405 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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Data for records on 1988-02-02: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,128
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1