Weather Records on 2 February 2001

1,048 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 2001. Highest significance: Eyre, AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 2001

On 2 February 2001, 1,048 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
179 were record highs and 312 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 84 monthly and 953 daily.
Eyre set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 2 February 2001.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 545 records.

Record Map

1,048 stations

1,048 station records on 2 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eyre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mt Tamborine Fern St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	288.4 mm (11.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Canungra Finch Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Green Mountains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	391.0 mm (15.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.4 mm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kyogle Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Madura Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Little Nerang Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ravensbourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Dayboro Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nymboida (Armidale Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Helidon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bentley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	308.0 mm (12.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ettrick (Carara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	230.2 mm (9.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bellbrook (East Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.2 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rawlinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Toolamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grevillia (Grevilla (Summerlan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Orama (Darkwood Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	299.0 mm (11.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Nebo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenapp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tomewin (Border Gate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	256.2 mm (10.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Didcot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.6 mm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coramba (Glenfiddich)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.8 mm (7.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Point Lookout Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Show Grounds	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle (Larkin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.8 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.8 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstone Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brunswick Heads Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.4 mm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Banyo Seminary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.6 mm (5.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Numinbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	343.0 mm (13.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Highvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.2 mm (7.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Doon Doon (McCabes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	359.0 mm (14.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bowraville Recreation Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.0 mm (6.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (the Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Heron Island Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.4 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Cairn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,048 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 199, Highest daily minimum 91, Lowest daily minimum 113, Heaviest daily rainfall 489, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 2 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	199
Highest daily minimum	91
Lowest daily minimum	113
Heaviest daily rainfall	489
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 2 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 84, daily 953.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

920 broken records

Margins by which the 920 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 324.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 2001

Top 20 records on 2 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 2001	Eyre, AU	monthly rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	85 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	110 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Wamuran, AU	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	83 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Mt Tamborine Fern St, AU	daily rain	288.4 mm (11.4 in)	163.7 mm (6.4 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	67 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Ballina (Crowley Village), AU	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Canungra Finch Road, AU	daily rain	252.0 mm (9.9 in)	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Rathdowney Post Office, AU	daily rain	151.0 mm (5.9 in)	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	74 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Green Mountains, AU	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Samsonvale, AU	daily rain	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	126.3 mm (5.0 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Springbrook Forestry, AU	daily rain	391.0 mm (15.4 in)	213.5 mm (8.4 in)	67 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Tabulam Post Office, AU	daily rain	163.4 mm (6.4 in)	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Upper Orara (Aurania), AU	daily rain	176.3 mm (6.9 in)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	59 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Mt Mee, AU	daily rain	190.8 mm (7.5 in)	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Mt Glorious Fahey Rd, AU	daily rain	254.4 mm (10.0 in)	169.8 mm (6.7 in)	67 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Kyogle Post Office, AU	daily rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	147.8 mm (5.8 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	85.8 mm (3.4 in)	59 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Madura Station, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Little Nerang Dam, AU	daily rain	265.2 mm (10.4 in)	134.4 mm (5.3 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2001	Ravensbourne, AU	daily rain	139.0 mm (5.5 in)	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	67 years	64 of 100 (Major)

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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2001. 2001 had 1,048 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 2001-02-02: 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 50	799
50 to 100	76
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2