Weather Records on 5 February 1996

2,815 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1996. Highest significance: Saltville 1N, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1996

On 5 February 1996, 2,815 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 2,131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 26 were all-time records, 451 monthly and 2,338 daily.
Saltville 1N set an all-time record low minimum temperature of -28.3 C (-18.9 F) on 5 February 1996.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 529 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 5 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saltville 1N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Talladega	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Mem AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsport	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Ridge Atdd	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Oneonta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Forsyth 6 NNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willamina	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bristol AP	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highland Home	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cuthbert	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Saluda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Newport 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Doyle	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hatteras	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clanton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Evergreen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Livingston	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Covington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glennville 3NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,815 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 68, Lowest daily maximum 901, Highest daily minimum 177, Lowest daily minimum 1,230, Heaviest daily rainfall 229, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 173.

Records on 5 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	68
Lowest daily maximum	901
Highest daily minimum	177
Lowest daily minimum	1,230
Heaviest daily rainfall	229
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	173

Records on 5 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 26, monthly 451, daily 2,338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

2,314 broken records

Margins by which the 2,314 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1996

Top 20 records on 5 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1996	Saltville 1N, US	all-time low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	101 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1996	Ochoco Rs, US	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1996	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	63 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1996	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1996	Battle Ground, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1996	Talladega, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	93 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Waynesboro 2 W, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	102 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Crossville Mem AP, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Mt Airy 2 W, US	monthly low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Kingsport, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Oak Ridge Atdd, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Elkhorn, US	monthly low min	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Madison 3NNW, US	monthly low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Bintulu, MY	monthly rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Oneonta, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Elizabethton, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1996	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	97 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1996	Bogucar, RU	daily rain	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1996	Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 24SE, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	22 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 2,815 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 1996-02-05: 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	2,225
50 to 100	49
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	12
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	2