Weather Records on 5 February 1990

1,225 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1990. Highest significance: Dunderlandsdalen, NO.

Key Facts for 5 February 1990

On 5 February 1990, 1,225 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
862 were record highs and 113 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 48 monthly and 1,177 daily.
Dunderlandsdalen set a daily record precipitation of 90.8 mm (3.6 in) on 5 February 1990.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

1,225 stations

1,225 station records on 5 February 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Susendal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Ankenes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Glomfjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cooranbong (Avondale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Luroy	Norway	Record daily precipitation	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sandane	Norway	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Steigen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bolaos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlan del Rio	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Samnanger	Norway	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mo I Rana III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Leknes I Lofoten	Norway	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crookwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
La Villita	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cyferfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Wailua Ditch 1051	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.6 mm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.4 C (101.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vigra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tustervatnet II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.1 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.7 C (47.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Lock 19	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.4 C (104.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Indian Agcy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valentia Observatory	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tiskilwa 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.3 C (102.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	13.8 C (56.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Vega	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hawarden Bridge	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Belhaven 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Butchers Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Birr	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,225 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 534, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 328, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 206, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 5 February 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	534
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	328
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	206
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 5 February 1990 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 48, daily 1,177.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,065 broken records

Margins by which the 1,065 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1990

Top 20 records on 5 February 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1990	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	84 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1990	Susendal, NO	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1990	Ankenes, NO	daily rain	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1990	Glomfjord, NO	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	70 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Comboyne Post Office, AU	daily rain	240.0 mm (9.4 in)	192.2 mm (7.6 in)	35 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Cooranbong (Avondale), AU	daily rain	157.0 mm (6.2 in)	136.7 mm (5.4 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Luroy, NO	daily rain	94.1 mm (3.7 in)	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	51 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Sandane, NO	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Forster - Tuncurry R.V.C.P., AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Macedon Lock E30, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Steigen, NO	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Bolaos, MX	monthly rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Drevja, NO	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Ixtlan del Rio, MX	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Samnanger, NO	daily rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Mo I Rana III, NO	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Leknes I Lofoten, NO	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Saentis, CH	daily high max	5.8 C (42.4 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	105 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1990	Crookwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	44 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1990. 1990 had 1,225 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	1,044
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1