Weather Records on 5 February 1988

1,158 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1988. Highest significance: Laren, NL.

Key Facts for 5 February 1988

On 5 February 1988, 1,158 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
339 were record highs and 221 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,061 daily.
Laren set a monthly record daily precipitation of 26.8 mm (1.1 in) on 5 February 1988.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

1,158 stations

1,158 station records on 5 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Laren	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bergschenhoek	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
White Sands Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	168.3 mm (6.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hobbs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitzic	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Drachten	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wolphaartsdijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Zegveld	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alamogordo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gail	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Archer City 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Groot Ammers	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dirksland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brielle	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Den Bommel	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kerkwerve	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmer (Gemaal Buma)	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oud Alblas	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Khlong Yai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tatum	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gorredijk	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lenorah	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roswell Ind Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Spakenburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gage	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Post	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Roodeschool	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uithuizen	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Florida	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hope	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joure	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Noordgouwe	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ibia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ijsselmonde	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Welgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Signal	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Benschop	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kortgene	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tuddal	Norway	Record snow depth	156.0 cm (61.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Luverne	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,158 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 165, Lowest daily maximum 183, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 133, Deepest snow cover 73.

Records on 5 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	165
Lowest daily maximum	183
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	133
Deepest snow cover	73

Records on 5 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 88, daily 1,061.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

981 broken records

Margins by which the 981 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 410.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1988

Top 20 records on 5 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1988	Laren, NL	monthly rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1988	Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1988	Bergschenhoek, NL	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1988	White Sands Natl Mon, US	monthly rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Mogi-Mirim, BR	all-time rain	168.3 mm (6.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Kelly Rch, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Bosque del Apache, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Hobbs, US	monthly rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Usina Tres Saltos (Cpfl), BR	daily rain	120.3 mm (4.7 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Mitzic, GA	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Drachten, NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Wolphaartsdijk, NL	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Zegveld, NL	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Alamogordo, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Gail, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	90 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Archer City 2W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Groot Ammers, NL	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Dirksland, NL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Brielle, NL	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1988	Den Bommel, NL	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	49 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 1,158 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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Data for records on 1988-02-05: 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 5 February 1988
Margin	Records
0 to 100	947
100 to 200	32
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1