Weather Records on 2 February 2000

625 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 2000. Highest significance: Bonneville Dam, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 2000

On 2 February 2000, 625 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 603 daily.
Bonneville Dam set a daily record precipitation of 90.4 mm (3.6 in) on 2 February 2000.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

625 stations

625 station records on 2 February 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal City	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Park	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
La Pryor	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newberry	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	23.4 C (74.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.1 C (106.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nhill	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.6 C (108.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-14.7 C (5.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bones I Bardu	Norway	Record snow depth	162.0 cm (63.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oceanside Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin 5 S	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prattsville	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newport 2 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Juliana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
San Lucas Ojitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tequisistlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carlsbad Caverns	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sherman	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moroni	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tribes Hill	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Palenque (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Acuitzio del Canje	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wilkes Barre	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

625 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 183, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 122, Lowest daily minimum 69, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 55.

Records on 2 February 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	183
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	122
Lowest daily minimum	69
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	55

Records on 2 February 2000 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 20, daily 603.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

498 broken records

Margins by which the 498 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 2000

Top 20 records on 2 February 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 2000	Bonneville Dam, US	daily rain	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Amistad Dam, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Hambantota, LK	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	126 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Crystal City, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	13 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily high max	12.9 C (55.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	110 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	New Park, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	La Pryor, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	McGrath AP, US	all-time snowfall	37.3 cm (14.7 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	53 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Stillwater Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Marion, US	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	99 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Wien, AT	daily high max	14.8 C (58.6 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Newberry, US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	101 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Biskra, DZ	daily high max	23.4 C (74.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	88 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	San Carlos, MX	monthly rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Nhill, AU	daily high max	42.6 C (108.7 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2000	Uman, UA	daily high max	8.1 C (46.6 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	38 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2000. 2000 had 625 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 2000-02-02: 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	473
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1