Weather Records on 2 February 1950

1,513 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 1950. Highest significance: Blinman, AU.

Key Facts for 2 February 1950

On 2 February 1950, 1,513 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 488 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 115 monthly and 1,384 daily.
Blinman set an all-time record daily precipitation of 129.3 mm (5.1 in) on 2 February 1950.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

1,513 stations

1,513 station records on 2 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blinman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
Commodore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Hallett (Ketchowla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mutooroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hawker (Wilson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Renmark Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Koolunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Amphitheatre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pinnaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yongala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Murtoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Point Lowly Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton (Mundi Mundi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Horsham Polkemmet Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Scotsburn (Mount Boninyong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Carrieton (Eurelia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena Head Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Qualco (Kaluna Vineyards)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn (Burta)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lancefield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Oodla Wirra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Koonamore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yunta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Knob	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Roopena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Belalie North (Teecarnee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Yacka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warracknabeal Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bungaree (Kirks Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cockburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hoyleton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,513 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 210, Highest daily minimum 86, Lowest daily minimum 278, Heaviest daily rainfall 791, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 2 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	210
Highest daily minimum	86
Lowest daily minimum	278
Heaviest daily rainfall	791
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 2 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 115, daily 1,384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,360 broken records

Margins by which the 1,360 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 1950

Top 20 records on 2 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 1950	Blinman, AU	all-time rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	57 years	82 of 100 (Exceptional)
2 February 1950	Commodore, AU	all-time rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	10 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Hallett (Ketchowla), AU	all-time rain	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Orroroo, AU	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Mutooroo, AU	monthly rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	38 years	66 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Beltana, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Orroroo (Black Rock), AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Wandearah North, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Hawker (Wilson), AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Burra (Poonunda), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Watervale, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Hallett (Old Canowie), AU	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Renmark Irrigation, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Morgan Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Koolunga, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Narridy Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Amphitheatre, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
2 February 1950	Carrieton, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 years	62 of 100 (Major)

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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1950. 1950 had 1,513 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 1950-02-02: 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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,350
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1