Weather Records on 1 February 1979

1,728 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1979. Highest significance: Galesburg, US.

Key Facts for 1 February 1979

On 1 February 1979, 1,728 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
121 were record highs and 564 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 45 were all-time records, 255 monthly and 1,428 daily.
Galesburg set a monthly record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 1 February 1979.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,728 stations

1,728 station records on 1 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Galesburg	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Paola	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Muscatine 2	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brandonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Idyllwild Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alfredo Chaves (Dnos)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Milan	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Geneva Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Borrego Desert Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton L&D #13	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malheur Branch Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon 2W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Macon	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Brewster	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richland	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rio Do Peixe (Mmv)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Juzhno-Kurilsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Creek Upper	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ferron	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,728 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 39, Lowest daily maximum 255, Highest daily minimum 82, Lowest daily minimum 309, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 120, Deepest snow cover 552.

Records on 1 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	39
Lowest daily maximum	255
Highest daily minimum	82
Lowest daily minimum	309
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	120
Deepest snow cover	552

Records on 1 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 45, monthly 255, daily 1,428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,396 broken records

Margins by which the 1,396 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1979

Top 20 records on 1 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1979	Galesburg, US	monthly snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	78 years	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 February 1979	Morrison, US	monthly snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	73 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
1 February 1979	Pana, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	78 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1979	Deseret, US	monthly snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	67 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1979	Walnut, US	monthly snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1979	Morris River, US	monthly snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28 years	63 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1979	Galva, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1979	Paola, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22 years	61 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1979	Clinton #1, US	monthly snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1979	Whitewater Wwtp, US	monthly snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27 years	60 of 100 (Major)
1 February 1979	New Boston Dam 17, US	monthly snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	18 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1979	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1979	Vale, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	63 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1979	Bloomfield, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	33 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1979	Box Butte Exp STN, US	monthly snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1979	Cortez, US	monthly snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1979	Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, US	monthly snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	11 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1979	Marseilles Lock/Dam, US	monthly snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	12 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1979	Muscatine 2, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1979	Brandonville, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	68 years	55 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1979. 1979 had 1,728 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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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 100	1,189
100 to 200	142
200 to 300	48
300 to 400	10
400 to 500	5
500 to 600	2