Weather Records on 5 February 2003

682 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 2003. Highest significance: Zakatala, AZ.

Key Facts for 5 February 2003

On 5 February 2003, 682 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
287 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 658 daily.
Zakatala set a monthly record daily precipitation of 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 5 February 2003.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

682 stations

682 station records on 5 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Zakatala	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Malakoff	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
El Obeid	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade 20 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dululu Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Table Tops	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Darts Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Alma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Toolara Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Urangan Hibiscus St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bullyard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fig Tree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brusett 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watalgan Winfield Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Joseph	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Mee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Teddington Waterworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bajool Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aibonito 1 S	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calliope Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Charnwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.6 mm (7.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Larcom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
"Kageon" Dawes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.2 mm (6.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Southend Curtis Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.2 mm (6.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Varazdin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marodian Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moolboolaman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.2 mm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kroombit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abercorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.2 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Boolburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hamada	Japan	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moose Pass 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Annanvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goovigen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

682 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 154, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 133, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 46, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 5 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	154
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	133
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	46
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 5 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

549 broken records

Margins by which the 549 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 2003

Top 20 records on 5 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 2003	Zakatala, AZ	monthly rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2003	Malakoff, AU	daily rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	98.4 mm (3.9 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	El Obeid, SD	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Cascade 20 SSE, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Dululu Post Office, AU	daily rain	117.8 mm (4.6 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	53 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Tuan Creek Forest STN, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Seward AP, US	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Table Tops, AU	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Darts Creek, AU	daily rain	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Mount Alma, AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Woolooga, AU	daily rain	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Toolara Forestry, AU	daily rain	200.4 mm (7.9 in)	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Camp Crook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	107 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Urangan Hibiscus St, AU	daily rain	147.2 mm (5.8 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Madera, MX	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Bullyard, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Jambin Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	43.1 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2003	Fig Tree, AU	daily rain	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	48 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2003. 2003 had 682 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 2003-02-05: 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 25	425
25 to 50	70
50 to 75	28
75 to 100	15
100 to 125	6
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2