Weather Records on 1 February 2019

816 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 2019. Highest significance: Lorraine, AU.

Key Facts for 1 February 2019

On 1 February 2019, 816 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 453 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 760 daily.
Lorraine set a daily record precipitation of 146.0 mm (5.7 in) on 1 February 2019.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

816 stations

816 station records on 1 February 2019 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 2019: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lorraine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Austwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kamilaroi Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gregory Downs Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fry	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mont de Marsan	France	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeview	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Big Rapids Wtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vojsko	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	245.3 mm (9.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 4 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Northwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Piestany	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Spirit Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

816 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 2019 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 221, Highest daily minimum 107, Lowest daily minimum 232, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 1 February 2019 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	221
Highest daily minimum	107
Lowest daily minimum	232
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 1 February 2019 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 47, daily 760.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

652 broken records

Margins by which the 652 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 2019

Top 20 records on 1 February 2019 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 2019	Lorraine, AU	daily rain	146.0 mm (5.7 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	108 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 February 2019	Austwell, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2019	Oak Park Station, AU	daily rain	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	123 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2019	Urbana Wrf, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	107 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2019	Kamilaroi Station, AU	daily rain	152.0 mm (6.0 in)	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 2019	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Angola, US	monthly low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Adak AP, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Elgin Water, US	monthly low min	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Angola, US	monthly low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	119 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Vinton, US	monthly low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	113 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Mt Carroll, US	monthly low min	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	89 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Gregory Downs Outstation, AU	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Montpelier, US	daily low max	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	118 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Newark Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	9.6 cm (3.8 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Beloit, US	monthly low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Darlington Wwtp, US	monthly low min	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Fry, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Aurora Water, US	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2019	Mont de Marsan, FR	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 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 2019

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2019. 2019 had 816 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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Data for records on 2019-02-01: 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	627
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1