Weather Records on 5 February 1993

884 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1993. Highest significance: Mount Florance, AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 1993

On 5 February 1993, 884 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
544 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 847 daily.
Mount Florance set an all-time record daily precipitation of 295.0 mm (11.6 in) on 5 February 1993.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 541 records.

Record Map

884 stations

884 station records on 5 February 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mount Florance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	295.0 mm (11.6 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vlamingh Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mardie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bunkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Millstream	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clube de Regatas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onslow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.2 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stilbaai (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vega de Alatorre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wittenoom	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buran	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	30.5 C (86.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tropic	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Mountain 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao Corrente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Haras Mondesir	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drobeta Turnu Severin	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Timiryazevskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wyloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Pari	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	275.0 mm (10.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-5.3 C (22.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tecuantepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.4 C (22.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ribeirao Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.1 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record snow depth	200.7 cm (79.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balmoral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.8 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Visconde de Rio Claro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	14.1 C (57.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maricopa	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balfour Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lava Beds Nat Mon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yealering	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huimin	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

884 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 331, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 213, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 226, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 5 February 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	331
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	213
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	226
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 5 February 1993 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 33, daily 847.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

763 broken records

Margins by which the 763 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1993

Top 20 records on 5 February 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1993	Mount Florance, AU	all-time rain	295.0 mm (11.6 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	8 years	72 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1993	Yarraloola, AU	all-time rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1993	Vlamingh Head, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	111.7 mm (4.4 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1993	Mardie, AU	daily rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	91.8 mm (3.6 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Red Hill, AU	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Bunkin, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Leonard Creek Rch - Denio 33S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Millstream, AU	daily rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	6 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Emu Creek Station, AU	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Clube de Regatas, BR	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Onslow, AU	daily rain	167.2 mm (6.6 in)	114.4 mm (4.5 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Stilbaai (Bos), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Vega de Alatorre, MX	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Wittenoom, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Mount Stuart, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Buran, NO	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Tashkent, UZ	daily rain	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Bourke Post Office, AU	daily high min	30.5 C (86.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Panguitch, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1993	Guaxupe Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	40 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1993. 1993 had 884 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1993-02-05: 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).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	728
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1