Weather Records on 1 February 2004

1,146 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 2004. Highest significance: Santo Domingo, MX.

Key Facts for 1 February 2004

On 1 February 2004, 1,146 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
399 were record highs and 326 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 1,096 daily.
Santo Domingo set a monthly record low minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 1 February 2004.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

1,146 stations

1,146 station records on 1 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seneca	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lauderdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Plentywood	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cabbage Tree Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palatka	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Waste Wtp Facility	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tamiami Trail 40 Mi Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mataranka Homestead Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa (Fools Haven)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Purificacion (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago Chilixtlahuaca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sarpsborg	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gogo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.6 C (40.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cross City 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buras	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quemado	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Daytona Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high minimum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Isle	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,146 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 76, Highest daily minimum 232, Lowest daily minimum 250, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 75.

Records on 1 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	76
Highest daily minimum	232
Lowest daily minimum	250
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	75

Records on 1 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 40, daily 1,096.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

925 broken records

Margins by which the 925 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 2004

Top 20 records on 1 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	monthly low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Seneca, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Key West NAS, US	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Avon Park 2 W, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	100 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Buena Vista 2S, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Ft Lauderdale, US	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	4 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Middleburg, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Plentywood, US	all-time snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Seward, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Crosby, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	105 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Cabbage Tree Creek, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Geisenheim, DE	daily high min	8.8 C (47.8 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Armagh, GB	daily high max	14.6 C (58.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	137 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Palatka, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Elkhorn, US	daily low min	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2004	Devils Lake Kdlr, US	monthly snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	58 years	43 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2004. 2004 had 1,146 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 2026-10-17 (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	875
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1