Weather Records on 2 February 2016

1,497 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 2 February 2016. Highest significance: Holdrege, US.

Key Facts for 2 February 2016

On 2 February 2016, 1,497 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
595 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 82 monthly and 1,407 daily.
Holdrege set a daily record precipitation of 36.3 mm (1.4 in) on 2 February 2016.
Across 153 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 542 records.

Record Map

1,497 stations

1,497 station records on 2 February 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 2 February 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Holdrege	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Miller	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Saint Paul	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Hayes Center 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Imperial	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Colby 1SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Hastings 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jiuquan	China	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Kingsley Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Brewster 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Benkelman 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ogallala	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Wray	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
John Martin Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Norfolk Karl Stefan Mem AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	36.1 cm (14.2 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Canton	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Flaming Gorge	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wray	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Harrisburg 12WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palisade	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Wilsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Corny Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.5 cm (12.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood 8SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Melsungen-Burstoss	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ellis	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bonny Dam 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wakeeney	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Briggsdale	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,497 records

Records set or tied on 2 February 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 330, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 265, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 474, Heaviest daily snowfall 231, Deepest snow cover 109.

Records on 2 February 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	330
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	265
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	474
Heaviest daily snowfall	231
Deepest snow cover	109

Records on 2 February 2016 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 82, daily 1,407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,285 broken records

Margins by which the 1,285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

2 February 2016

Top 20 records on 2 February 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 February 2016	Holdrege, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Miller, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Saint Paul, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	96 years	79 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Saint Francis, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Saint Francis, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Hayes Center 1NW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	110 years	78 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	102 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Imperial, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	96 years	76 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Colby 1SW, US	monthly rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 years	75 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Ft Morgan, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	108 years	74 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Wilsonville, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	73 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Burlington, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Mc Cook, US	monthly snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	112 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Hastings 4N, US	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Jiuquan, CN	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	45 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Akron 4 E, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Elwood 8 S, US	all-time snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	114 years	69 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Grand Is Cntrl NE Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Kingsley Dam, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27.5 cm (10.8 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
2 February 2016	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 years	66 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2016. 2016 had 1,497 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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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	1,101
50 to 100	88
100 to 150	58
150 to 200	21
200 to 250	10
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	3
350 to 400	1