Weather Records on 5 February 2001

1,276 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 2001. Highest significance: Moyhu, AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 2001

On 5 February 2001, 1,276 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
380 were record highs and 372 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,222 daily.
Moyhu set a daily record precipitation of 64.2 mm (2.5 in) on 5 February 2001.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

1,276 stations

1,276 station records on 5 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moyhu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hatfield (the Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Queanbeyan Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Groongal (Gundaline)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Delegate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Benalla (Shadforth Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
High Point Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Tuross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Phoenixville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Cherryton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hoskintown Radio Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Kippilaw)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mitta Mitta Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Club Terrace	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bendena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.2 mm (3.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Lerida)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Myalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tombong (Hillcrest)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Black Mountain	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Concord ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Grove NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brogo (Hawks Head Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Woodburn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Junee Reefs (Clear Hills)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn (Pomeroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chakola (Riversdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tatura Inst Sustainable Ag	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton (Uba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Dellicknora (Tellicura)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	42.2 cm (16.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bethel AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,276 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 226, Highest daily minimum 227, Lowest daily minimum 146, Heaviest daily rainfall 411, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 45.

Records on 5 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	226
Highest daily minimum	227
Lowest daily minimum	146
Heaviest daily rainfall	411
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	45

Records on 5 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 51, daily 1,222.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,119 broken records

Margins by which the 1,119 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 343.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 2001

Top 20 records on 5 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 2001	Moyhu, AU	daily rain	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	90 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2001	Nerriga Composite, AU	monthly rain	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	91 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2001	Collector (Brookdale), AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2001	Hatfield (the Vale), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2001	Bombala (Cambalong), AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	42 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2001	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	monthly rain	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Queanbeyan Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	125 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Jindabyne, AU	daily rain	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	54 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Groongal (Gundaline), AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Delegate Post Office, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	77 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Mount Isa Mine, AU	daily rain	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	52 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Benalla (Shadforth Street), AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	111 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Hanover, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	94 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	High Point Park, US	daily snowfall	47.0 cm (18.5 in)	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Mooroopna, AU	daily rain	63.6 mm (2.5 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Tuross, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	68.7 mm (2.7 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Phoenixville 1 E, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	81 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Goulburn (Cherryton), AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2001	Hoskintown Radio Observatory, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	53 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2001. 2001 had 1,276 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 2001-02-05: 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 50	1,067
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1