Weather Records on 5 February 1997

845 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 1997. Highest significance: Algona, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 1997

On 5 February 1997, 845 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
264 were record highs and 80 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 811 daily.
Algona set a monthly record daily precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 5 February 1997.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

845 stations

845 station records on 5 February 1997 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 1997: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Warren	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hallett (Lorraine)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
William Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ninghan Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chaffee 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Twins Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Eba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Telina Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cross Village 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.3 C (108.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mohonk Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstown Pittsgrov 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plano Alto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	155.8 mm (6.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	144.8 cm (57.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blunt	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lakehurst AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	151.0 cm (59.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mobridge 2NNW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malpaso	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Lake	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Mazangano	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bodoquena (Particular)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arroio Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milray Station Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	40.9 C (105.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Anton	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stephan 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Igor I Sikorsky Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Espinal (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	162.6 cm (64.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
La Moure	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kanosh	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Gambier Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Welgeleven	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

845 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 1997 by type: Highest daily maximum 85, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 179, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 54, Deepest snow cover 76.

Records on 5 February 1997 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	85
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	179
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	54
Deepest snow cover	76

Records on 5 February 1997 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 27, daily 811.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

681 broken records

Margins by which the 681 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 1997

Top 20 records on 5 February 1997 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 1997	Algona, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1997	Warren, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1997	Ascencion (Smn), MX	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1997	Hallett (Lorraine), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 February 1997	Pemberton, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	94 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Stephan 2 NW, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Waupaca, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	William Creek, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	61 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Ninghan Station, AU	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Chaffee 5 NE, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	The Twins Station, AU	daily rain	80.6 mm (3.2 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Mount Eba, AU	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Marinette, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	State College, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Telina Downs, AU	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Kalispell Glacier AP, US	daily snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Oconto 4 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Robe Comparison, AU	daily high min	22.1 C (71.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	106 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Bridgewater, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 1997	Graham, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	36 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

1795 to 1997

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1997. 1997 had 845 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 1997-02-05: 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 100	650
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	3