Weather Records on 5 February 2017

583 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 2017. Highest significance: Dubois, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 2017

On 5 February 2017, 583 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
265 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 565 daily.
Dubois set a daily record snow depth of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 5 February 2017.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 543 records.

Record Map

583 stations

583 station records on 5 February 2017 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 2017: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dubois	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Xilin Hot	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Ruzyne	Czech Republic	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nullarbor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Howard Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	221.8 mm (8.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin River Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.2 mm (7.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
McMinns Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.8 mm (6.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Darwin Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Humpty Doo Collard Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Aero	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Kgw-Tv	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rex 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nundroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corvallis Water Bureau	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holley	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemfontein Airpor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pike Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dobuilevu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minatare Dam (Usbr)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gloucester (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.2 mm (5.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Salinas Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stayton	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Green Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Yellowstone	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.2 cm (12.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Reach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bjoernoeya	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	1.8 C (35.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Foster Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arco	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

583 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 2017 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 178, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 50.

Records on 5 February 2017 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	178
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	50

Records on 5 February 2017 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 565.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

484 broken records

Margins by which the 484 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 2017

Top 20 records on 5 February 2017 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 2017	Dubois, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	110 years	67 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2017	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	66 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2017	Xilin Hot, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2017	Darwin Airport, AU	daily rain	210.6 mm (8.3 in)	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	48 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2017	Ruzyne, CZ	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	61 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2017	Nullarbor, AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	85 years	60 of 100 (Major)
5 February 2017	Howard Springs, AU	daily rain	221.8 mm (8.7 in)	139.8 mm (5.5 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Darwin River Dam, AU	daily rain	182.2 mm (7.2 in)	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Missoula 6 NW WFO, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Eureka Rs, US	daily snowfall	24.4 cm (9.6 in)	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	McMinns Lagoon, AU	daily rain	171.8 mm (6.8 in)	141.2 mm (5.6 in)	35 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Clearbrook, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Corvallis State UNIV, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	109 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Oregon City, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Leavenworth 3 S, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	71 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Black Point, AU	daily rain	146.6 mm (5.8 in)	76.6 mm (3.0 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Darwin Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	176.0 mm (6.9 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Cascade Locks, US	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Wallace, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2017	Fishtail, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	46 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 2017

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2017. 2017 had 583 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2017-02-05: 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 2026-10-17 (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	443
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2