Weather Records on 2 February 1996

2,641 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1996. Highest significance: Mc Minnville, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 1996

On 2 February 1996, 2,641 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
158 were record highs and 1,814 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 151 were all-time records, 400 monthly and 2,090 daily.
Mc Minnville set a daily record snowfall of 24.1 cm (9.5 in) on 2 February 1996.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 535 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 2 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mason City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	66 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Calera	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yeso 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tullahoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrenceville 3 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.2 cm (10.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Green Bay	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Upata	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-46.7 C (-52.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Watonga	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Warragai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bristow	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mounefontein	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,641 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 977, Highest daily minimum 93, Lowest daily minimum 837, Heaviest daily rainfall 175, Heaviest daily snowfall 302, Deepest snow cover 192.

Records on 2 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	977
Highest daily minimum	93
Lowest daily minimum	837
Heaviest daily rainfall	175
Heaviest daily snowfall	302
Deepest snow cover	192

Records on 2 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 151, monthly 400, daily 2,090.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,114 broken records

Margins by which the 2,114 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1996

Top 20 records on 2 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1996	Mc Minnville, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1996	Mason City, US	all-time low min	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1996	Georgetown, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1996	Valley City 3 NNW, US	all-time low max	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Knoxville, US	all-time low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Oskaloosa, US	all-time low max	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	90 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Yeso 2 S, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Stillwater 2 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Long Prairie, US	all-time low min	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	88 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Batesville, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	101 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Edgeley 3WNW, US	all-time low max	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Edmore 4NW, US	all-time low max	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Langdon Exp Farm, US	all-time low max	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Kwajalein, MH	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Calera, US	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	80 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Charles City, US	daily low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Yeso 2 S, US	all-time snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Tullahoma, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Lawrenceville 3 E, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1996	Cheljabinsk-Balandi, RU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1996. 1996 had 2,641 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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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 2 February 1996
Margin	Records
0 to 100	2,045
100 to 200	56
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1