Weather Records on 5 February 2011

2,052 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 2011. Highest significance: Irymple (Arlington), AU.

Key Facts for 5 February 2011

On 5 February 2011, 2,052 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
374 were record highs and 613 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 80 were all-time records, 167 monthly and 1,805 daily.
Irymple (Arlington) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 164.0 mm (6.5 in) on 5 February 2011.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 534 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 5 February 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Irymple (Arlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	99 of 100 (Exceptional)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	96 of 100 (Exceptional)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mildura Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Hopefield (Barnweal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Barnawartha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Brunswick	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Hallett (Ulooloo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Trafalgar Toseland Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Warragul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Caulfield (Racecourse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Deal Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Moorabbin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Zheleznodorozhnyj	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie (Tarcoola)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Mitcham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.4 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Montrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Oxley (Walmer Downs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.0 mm (4.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lamar 7N	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	281.0 mm (11.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Robinvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Whyte-Yarcowie (Gum Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Preston Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kaliningrad	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Leavenworth	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rutherglen Research	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.6 mm (3.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Undilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Pooncarie Mail Agency	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.8 mm (4.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Quambatook (Barraport North)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Marmal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bullioh (Hindleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Worpswede-Huttenbusch	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bunker 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sedalia Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Vandalia	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lake Victoria Storage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Pirlta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Chiltern (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.4 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Leba	Poland	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Boizenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mound Valley 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,052 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 119, Lowest daily maximum 151, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 462, Heaviest daily rainfall 615, Heaviest daily snowfall 152, Deepest snow cover 298.

Records on 5 February 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	119
Lowest daily maximum	151
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	462
Heaviest daily rainfall	615
Heaviest daily snowfall	152
Deepest snow cover	298

Records on 5 February 2011 by timescale: all-time 80, monthly 167, daily 1,805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,671 broken records

Margins by which the 1,671 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 2011

Top 20 records on 5 February 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 2011	Irymple (Arlington), AU	all-time rain	164.0 mm (6.5 in)	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	99 years	99 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 February 2011	Whyte Yarcowie, AU	all-time rain	128.4 mm (5.1 in)	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	89 years	96 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 February 2011	Yongala, AU	all-time rain	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	120 years	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 February 2011	Terowie, AU	all-time rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	89 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
5 February 2011	Mildura Airport, AU	all-time rain	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	41 years	78 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Hallett, AU	all-time rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	120 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Hopefield (Barnweal), AU	all-time rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Barnawartha, AU	monthly rain	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	71 years	76 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge), AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	121 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Brunswick, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	81 years	74 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Hallett (Ulooloo), AU	all-time rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 years	73 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Tallangatta Dcnr, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Trafalgar Toseland Road, AU	daily rain	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Warragul, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Caulfield (Racecourse), AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Croydon (Samuel Street), AU	daily rain	101.4 mm (4.0 in)	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Deal Island, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Mt Pleasant, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	104 years	70 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2011	Moorabbin Airport, AU	all-time rain	140.8 mm (5.5 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	13 years	69 of 100 (Major)

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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2011. 2011 had 2,052 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

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Data for records on 2011-02-05: 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 2026-10-16 (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	1,555
100 to 200	78
200 to 300	25
300 to 400	10
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	1