Weather Records on 7 February 2013

579 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 2013. Highest significance: Waskish 4NE, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 2013

On 7 February 2013, 579 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
270 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 565 daily.
Waskish 4NE set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 7 February 2013.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

579 stations

579 station records on 7 February 2013 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 2013: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waskish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Augusta Bush Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Welder Wildlife Foundation	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Donaldsonville 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Thibodaux 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Edmore 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mobile Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Houma	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kelliher	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort MCAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Ohare Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.9 C (-30.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orangeburg 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abbeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jeanerette 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brackettville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
John Redmond Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pensacola Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Claflin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Thompsons 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record snow depth	146.0 cm (57.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Metter	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Pleine Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Altamirano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chapman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gonzales	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Orleans Algiers	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waveland	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Noire	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	33.4 C (92.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arturo Merino Benitez Intl	Chile	Record high minimum temperature	19.2 C (66.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

579 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 2013 by type: Highest daily maximum 132, Lowest daily maximum 50, Highest daily minimum 138, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 188, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 7 February 2013 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	132
Lowest daily maximum	50
Highest daily minimum	138
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	188
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 7 February 2013 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

477 broken records

Margins by which the 477 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 158.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 2013

Top 20 records on 7 February 2013 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 2013	Waskish 4NE, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	87 years	61 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2013	Augusta Bush Fld AP, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 February 2013	Austwell, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	86 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Welder Wildlife Foundation, US	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Ellsworth, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Augusta, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Donaldsonville 4 SW, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	107 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Thibodaux 4 SE, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Midland, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	St Gabriel, US	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Edmore 4NW, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	105 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Mobile Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	49 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Kenosha Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Houma, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	112 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Kelliher, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	102 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Emporia ASOS, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 2013	Beaufort MCAS, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 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

1803 to 2013

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 2013. 2013 had 579 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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 20	419
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	4
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1