Weather Records on 1 February 2005

714 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 2005. Highest significance: Lien I Selbu, NO.

Key Facts for 1 February 2005

On 1 February 2005, 714 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
371 were record highs and 165 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 685 daily.
Lien I Selbu set a daily record precipitation of 25.5 mm (1.0 in) on 1 February 2005.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

714 stations

714 station records on 1 February 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Halsafjord II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Halenanaho 1006	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
St Francisville	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Surnadal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Loksmyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oaknolia 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Van Horn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ville Platte	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dar Es Salaam Airpo	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lysa Hora	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomball	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gyshgy	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Songli	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville St John's	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crookston NW Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Qaqortoq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocosingo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ada	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itasca UNIV of Minn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtlahuacan del Rio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jalostotitlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sutur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Etla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nizhne-Tambovskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Leod 3 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pago Pago WSO AP	American Samoa [United States]	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Panindicuaro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orlik	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record low maximum temperature	14.5 C (58.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buras	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gulfport Naval Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Andrews	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

714 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 269, Lowest daily minimum 73, Heaviest daily rainfall 117, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 40.

Records on 1 February 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	269
Lowest daily minimum	73
Heaviest daily rainfall	117
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	40

Records on 1 February 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 26, daily 685.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

565 broken records

Margins by which the 565 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 2005

Top 20 records on 1 February 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2005	Lien I Selbu, NO	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	73 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	98 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Halsafjord II, NO	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Halenanaho 1006, US	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	59 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Rio Grande City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Aunet, NO	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	St Francisville, US	monthly rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Surnadal, NO	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Loksmyr, NO	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Mancos 1SW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	102 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Oaknolia 2N, US	monthly rain	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Van Horn, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Ville Platte, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Cuero, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	100 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Postville, US	daily high min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Blagovescensk, RU	daily high min	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Dar Es Salaam Airpo, TZ	daily rain	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	36 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Walsenburg 1 NW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2005	Lysa Hora, CZ	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	38 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2005. 2005 had 714 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	538
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3