Weather Records on 2 February 2021

880 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 2021. Highest significance: Liberty 1 NE, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 2021

On 2 February 2021, 880 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
434 were record highs and 62 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 857 daily.
Liberty 1 NE set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 2 February 2021.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

880 stations

880 station records on 2 February 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hamburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morundah Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Hill 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg-Easton Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Nelligen (Thule Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wallareenya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Haboro	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwells Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sines Deep Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sunbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sherlock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin (Kahana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Creek Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Norristown	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kosice	Slovakia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elong Elong (Bendeela St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moruya Heads Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tuross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Braidwood (Krawarree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Delhi 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Landisville 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Perpignan	France	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.7 C (-17.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wertsville 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wollar (Barrigan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulan Water	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Horeb (Marathorn)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Stromlo Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tihoreck	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cordes	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Otter Brook Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tellico Plains	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

880 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 242, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 2 February 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	242
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 2 February 2021 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 857.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

737 broken records

Margins by which the 737 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 309.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 2021

Top 20 records on 2 February 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 2021	Liberty 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	113 years	78 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2021	Haverhill, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	87 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2021	Sussex 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	105 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2021	Hamburg, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	105 years	61 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2021	Cathcart (Old Post Office), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	85 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Morundah Hotel, AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Tabora Airport, TZ	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Charlotteburg Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	36.3 cm (14.3 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Rock Hill 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	41.1 cm (16.2 in)	30.9 cm (12.2 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Phillipsburg-Easton Brg, US	daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Noreena Downs, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	109 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Nelligen (Thule Road), AU	daily rain	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	113 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	E Wareham, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Wallareenya, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	103 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Haboro, JP	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Blackwells Mills, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Selinsgrove 2 S, US	daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
2 February 2021	Sines Deep Creek, US	monthly snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	60 years	51 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2021. 2021 had 880 records.

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

Records on 02-02 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1803	2
1805	2
1830	2
1843	1
1846	1
1851	1
1852	1
1862	2
1866	4
1873	2
1874	1
1877	1
1881	3
1885	2
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1892	6
1893	3
1894	2
1895	6
1896	1
1897	7
1898	7
1899	5
1900	3
1901	3
1902	18
1903	17
1904	8
1905	18
1906	16
1907	10
1908	11
1909	28
1910	6
1911	41
1912	46
1913	28
1914	63
1915	62
1916	26
1917	86
1918	25
1919	26
1920	44
1921	118
1922	84
1923	196
1924	352
1925	125
1926	104
1927	198
1928	197
1929	159
1930	117
1931	267
1932	231
1933	314
1934	681
1935	471
1936	347
1937	158
1938	280
1939	424
1940	534
1941	372
1942	329
1943	194
1944	321
1945	648
1946	296
1947	271
1948	308
1949	425
1950	1,513
1951	1,465
1952	666
1953	480
1954	913
1955	419
1956	1,323
1957	428
1958	231
1959	427
1960	590
1961	972
1962	820
1963	850
1964	223
1965	337
1966	601
1967	826
1968	844
1969	492
1970	800
1971	1,011
1972	630
1973	1,364
1974	1,019
1975	557
1976	1,207
1977	387
1978	738
1979	1,390
1980	757
1981	1,084
1982	866
1983	1,692
1984	309
1985	2,477
1986	1,112
1987	949
1988	1,405
1989	2,587
1990	1,438
1991	869
1992	1,224
1993	851
1994	799
1995	1,222
1996	2,641
1997	551
1998	832
1999	976
2000	625
2001	1,048
2002	1,502
2003	1,561
2004	1,399
2005	1,030
2006	964
2007	1,124
2008	742
2009	478
2010	1,722
2011	2,310
2012	1,122
2013	615
2014	627
2015	837
2016	1,497
2017	386
2018	838
2019	697
2020	1,333
2021	880
2022	568
2023	297
2024	1,161
2025	1,000
2026	775

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Data for records on 2021-02-02: 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	647
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	24
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2