Weather Records on 5 February 2016

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 2016. Highest significance: Mc Cook, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 2016

On 5 February 2016, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 498 daily.
Mc Cook set a daily record snow depth of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 5 February 2016.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 544 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 5 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mc Cook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Edenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Southport 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsonville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lund	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hayden	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nephi	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baggs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Studley 9NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Imperial	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carfax	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nantucket Mem AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Juanita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toamasina	Madagascar	Record low minimum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norcatur 3WSW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lingle 2WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.8 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huili	China	Record low maximum temperature	7.9 C (46.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
St Francis 8NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hill City 1E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	32.0 C (89.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tura	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Massabesic Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wondalli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jaskul	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	12.7 C (54.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hastings 4NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presque Isle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morehead City 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kermanshah	Iran	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saran-Paul	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cherdyn'	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	4.1 C (39.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 123, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 87.

Records on 5 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	123
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	87

Records on 5 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

433 broken records

Margins by which the 433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 2016

Top 20 records on 5 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 2016	Mc Cook, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	110 years	65 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2016	Edenton, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	93 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2016	Glen St Mary 1 W, US	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Wamsutter, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Southport 5 N, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Wilsonville, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Lund, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Elwood 8 S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Harrisburg 12WNW, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Hayden, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	106 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	118 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Dresden, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	112 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Nephi, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Brewster 4W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Sioux Rapids, US	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Gardiner, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	125 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Brockton, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Baggs, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Studley 9NNW, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2016	Middleboro, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	106 years	42 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 519 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 2016-02-05: 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 50	375
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	16
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1