Weather Records on 7 February 1996

1,469 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1996. Highest significance: Mott, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1996

On 7 February 1996, 1,469 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
791 were record highs and 323 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 56 monthly and 1,411 daily.
Mott set a monthly record daily precipitation of 33.5 mm (1.3 in) on 7 February 1996.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,469 stations

1,469 station records on 7 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mott	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Powell	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Brindisi	Italy	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barrocada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Qionghai	China	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Belknap Springs 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Merida	Venezuela	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seaside	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Holden Village	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cloverdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside 7 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pulaski 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Edah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Do Cachoeira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	166.8 mm (6.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Packwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minnesota City Dam 5	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Government Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarbes - Ossun	France	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Blanco Lower	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leuchars	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Headquarters	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,469 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 89, Highest daily minimum 588, Lowest daily minimum 234, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 7 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	89
Highest daily minimum	588
Lowest daily minimum	234
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 7 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 56, daily 1,411.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,152 broken records

Margins by which the 1,152 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1996

Top 20 records on 7 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1996	Mott, US	monthly rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	65 years	71 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1996	Estacada 2 SE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1996	Gardiner, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1996	Goldendale, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1996	Newport, US	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1996	Powell, US	monthly rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1996	Brindisi, IT	daily rain	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Hood Rvr Exp STN, US	monthly rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Barrocada, BR	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Hungry Horse Dam, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Leaburg 1 SW, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Qionghai, CN	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	42 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Belknap Springs 8 N, US	daily rain	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Waterloo, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Merida, VE	monthly rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Seaside, US	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Stehekin 4 NW, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Portland Intl AP, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1996	Holden Village, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	20 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

1803 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1996. 1996 had 1,469 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-02-07: 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	1,115
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1