Weather Records on 1 February 2002

2,087 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 2002. Highest significance: Newton Rigg, GB.

Key Facts for 1 February 2002

On 1 February 2002, 2,087 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,231 were record highs and 143 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 2,003 daily.
Newton Rigg set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 1 February 2002.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 1 February 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tolt S Fk Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Villahermosa (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colden 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tambrey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lyonshall	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.1 cm (7.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Skogsforsen	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Knightstown 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Dam 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
New Cumberland L/D	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North Pelican	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Havraryd_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grebbeshult	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Walthill 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Haggarda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roxboro 7 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Owen 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.8 C (28.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,087 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 774, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 457, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 426, Heaviest daily snowfall 196, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 1 February 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	774
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	457
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	426
Heaviest daily snowfall	196
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 1 February 2002 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 82, daily 2,003.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,740 broken records

Margins by which the 1,740 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 2002

Top 20 records on 1 February 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2002	Newton Rigg, GB	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	50 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2002	Tolt S Fk Rsvr, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2002	Hardy, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	96 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2002	Waupaca, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	102 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2002	Washington Is, US	monthly rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2002	Villahermosa (Dge), MX	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2002	Norwalk Wwtp, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	Wilsonville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	Macedon Lock E30, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	St Marys 3 W, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	Tiffin, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	87 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	Avon, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	Colden 1 N, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	Tambrey, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	Tarcutta Post Office, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	Lyonshall, GB	monthly rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2002	Velikie Luki, RU	daily rain	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	118 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2002	Cimbaj, UZ	daily rain	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	43 years	20 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2002. 2002 had 2,087 records.

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

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	512
2019	816
2020	1,608
2021	570
2022	254
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557
2026	1,241

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,624
50 to 100	85
100 to 150	26
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1