Weather Records on 2 February 1997

551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1997. Highest significance: Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1997

On 2 February 1997, 551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
245 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 533 daily.
Mungeranie (Cowarie) set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 2 February 1997.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 549 records.

Record Map

551 stations

551 station records on 2 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mungeranie (Cowarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mininer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nockatunga Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milgun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Melva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rumbulara Vineyards	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kodiak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wiluna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Narciso Mendoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Conroe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Temple	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taquarucu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Talisman I	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Passo Socorro (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria River Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Eurombah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cheepie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tel Aviv Reading	Israel	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Villa de Chiapilla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Millrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Werrina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Naha	Japan	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santiago Ixcuintla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gackle	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dungowan (Ravencroft)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrowitch (Maretto)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Las Margaritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 6NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

551 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 181, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 47.

Records on 2 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	181
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	47

Records on 2 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 15, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

427 broken records

Margins by which the 427 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1997

Top 20 records on 2 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1997	Mungeranie (Cowarie), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	114 years	77 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1997	Glen Florrie Station, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	71 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1997	Mininer, AU	all-time rain	171.0 mm (6.7 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	0 years	62 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1997	Nockatunga Station, AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Mount Vernon, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Minnie Downs, AU	daily rain	72.5 mm (2.9 in)	61.3 mm (2.4 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Burenda, AU	daily rain	91.6 mm (3.6 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Emu Creek Station, AU	daily rain	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Milgun, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Melva, AU	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Pollock, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Wanna, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	63 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Mc Intosh 6 SE, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Glen-Ayle, AU	all-time rain	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Rumbulara Vineyards, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	57 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Ganzhou, CN	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 1997	Blagovescensk, RU	daily high min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	98 years	39 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 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 551 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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Data for records on 1997-02-02: 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 100	404
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	3