Weather Records on 5 February 2000

647 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 2000. Highest significance: Phoenicia, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 2000

On 5 February 2000, 647 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
400 were record highs and 121 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 628 daily.
Phoenicia set a daily record snow depth of 40.6 cm (16.0 in) on 5 February 2000.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

647 stations

647 station records on 5 February 2000 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 2000: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Phoenicia	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norah Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.6 C (97.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Science Garden	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tejocotes	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Echuca Aerodrome	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Yautepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Otis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stadlandet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chadds Ford 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kerang	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.1 C (84.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aneityum	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eelde	Netherlands	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chumphon	Thailand	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tejocotes	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.1 C (46.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wittenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion Island	South Africa	Record high maximum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Tempelhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asuncion Nochixtlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Schkeuditz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hiddensee-Vitte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sondershausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Geneva Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Angeles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yarras (Mount Seaview)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Bramador	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mininer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mangalore Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Giessen/Wettenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Borkum-Suderstrasse	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Teocuitatlan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrovnoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-51.4 C (-60.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Koolatah Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.6 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hecate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

647 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 2000 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 71, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 5 February 2000 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	71
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 5 February 2000 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 15, daily 628.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

529 broken records

Margins by which the 529 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 304.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 2000

Top 20 records on 5 February 2000 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 2000	Phoenicia, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	Putbus, DE	daily high min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	96 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	Kristianstad, SE	daily high max	10.4 C (50.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	Norah Head Lighthouse, AU	daily high max	36.6 C (97.9 F)	8.2 C (14.8 F)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	94 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	Science Garden, PH	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	Cold Bay AP, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	Tejocotes, MX	daily high min	20.0 C (68.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	El Zapote, MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	Hull, GB	daily high min	8.0 C (46.4 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	81 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	Echuca Aerodrome, AU	all-time high min	29.7 C (85.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	San Carlos Yautepec, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	W Otis, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	Stadlandet, NO	monthly rain	57.3 mm (2.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2000	Chadds Ford 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2000	Huetamo, MX	daily low max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2000	Huauchinango, MX	daily low min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	76 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2000	Skegness, GB	daily high min	8.4 C (47.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2000	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 2000	Kerang, AU	all-time high min	29.1 C (84.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	31 years	32 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 2000

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2000. 2000 had 647 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 2000-02-05: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	513
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	1