Weather Records on 7 February 2001

1,401 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 2001. Highest significance: Belle Fourche, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 2001

On 7 February 2001, 1,401 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
664 were record highs and 174 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 53 monthly and 1,345 daily.
Belle Fourche set a monthly record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 7 February 2001.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,401 stations

1,401 station records on 7 February 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rock Springs AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Dupree	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glenwood 2WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill Airport AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Manston	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bryant	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Glenrock 5 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wye	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Van Buren 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierre 17 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Church Buttes Gas Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rockypoint 7NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Onida 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knoxville	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Red Owl	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Zeona 10 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emory	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	15.2 C (59.4 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
De Smet	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kirley 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gulargambone (Yalcogrin St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cumnock (Willow Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alcove Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Murdo	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2 SSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dijon-Longvic	France	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
El Sabino	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rochelle 7ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,401 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 300, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 364, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 350, Heaviest daily snowfall 150, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 7 February 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	300
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	364
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	350
Heaviest daily snowfall	150
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 7 February 2001 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 53, daily 1,345.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,197 broken records

Margins by which the 1,197 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 2001

Top 20 records on 7 February 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 2001	Belle Fourche, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	69 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2001	Rock Springs AP, US	all-time snowfall	55.4 cm (21.8 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	12 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2001	Dupree, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	65 years	67 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2001	Glenwood 2WNW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2001	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2001	Broken Hill Airport AWS, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2001	Manston, GB	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Gettysburg, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Bryant, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Hastings, GB	monthly rain	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Glenrock 5 ESE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Pactola Dam, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Eagle Butte, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	83 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	I Dunno, AU	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Wye, GB	monthly rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Van Buren 2, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Bison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Ft Pierre 17 WSW, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	34 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2001	Church Buttes Gas Plt, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	3 years	50 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

1803 to 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2001. 2001 had 1,401 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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 100	1,162
100 to 200	27
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1