Weather Records on 5 February 1994

629 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1994. Highest significance: De Kroon (Irr), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 February 1994

On 5 February 1994, 629 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
235 were record highs and 73 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 613 daily.
De Kroon (Irr) set a daily record precipitation of 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 5 February 1994.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

629 stations

629 station records on 5 February 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
De Kroon (Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Medina	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mae Hong Son	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Steeunmekaar (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Notinsila (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Hermes	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilgerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mkambati	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Khartoum	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom Upper	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nququ (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ungarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Abercrombie (Abercrombie Bridg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lead	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fajardo	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Broadholm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Shooters Hill (Koora Koora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Knin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meridian Key Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tongio (Brooklands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ubon Ratchathani	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kaumana 88.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	126.0 cm (49.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nice	France	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	198.0 cm (78.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lusikisiki (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kafferrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.3 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dewetsdorp (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Urakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sanborn	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Hill (Glen Dusk)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Slangfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mamogaleskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sofala Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

629 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 159, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 82.

Records on 5 February 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	159
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	82

Records on 5 February 1994 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 10, daily 613.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

515 broken records

Margins by which the 515 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1994

Top 20 records on 5 February 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1994	De Kroon (Irr), ZA	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	70 years	68 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1994	Potchefstroom, ZA	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1994	Medina, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1994	Mae Hong Son, TH	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1994	Steeunmekaar (Pol), ZA	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Notinsila (Bos), ZA	daily rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Cape Hermes, ZA	daily rain	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	129.4 mm (5.1 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Wilgerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Mkambati, ZA	daily rain	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Khartoum, SD	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Potchefstroom Upper, ZA	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	83.7 mm (3.3 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Nququ (Bos), ZA	daily rain	91.3 mm (3.6 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Hvar, HR	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	120 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Ungarie Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Abercrombie (Abercrombie Bridg, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Boksburg (Mun), ZA	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Lead, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Fajardo, PR	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	57 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Ngqeleni (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1994	Broadholm, ZA	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	47 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1994. 1994 had 629 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 100	476
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1