Weather Records on 5 February 2026

1,234 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 February 2026. Highest significance: Buffalo Bill Dam, US.

Key Facts for 5 February 2026

On 5 February 2026, 1,234 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,101 were record highs and 53 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,136 daily.
Buffalo Bill Dam set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 5 February 2026.
Across 154 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 539 records.

Record Map

1,234 stations

1,234 station records on 5 February 2026 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 February 2026: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sophie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Culver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Belchertown	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mullan Pass Vor/Dme	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hermit 8 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Searchlight	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yerington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kenai AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sirte	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gooding 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lewistown AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshone 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dunkirk 19NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snake Rvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Nicolas Is	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miyako	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.4 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pingliang	China	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wahlsburg-Lippoldsberg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Quillayute AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hachinohe	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Morioka	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yamagata	Japan	Record high minimum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saragt	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nuka Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle FAA AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,234 records

Records set or tied on 5 February 2026 by type: Highest daily maximum 738, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 363, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 5 February 2026 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	738
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	363
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 5 February 2026 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 98, daily 1,136.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,027 broken records

Margins by which the 1,027 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 February 2026

Top 20 records on 5 February 2026 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 February 2026	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	120 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Sophie Downs, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	35 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Culver City, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Silverton, US	daily high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	New Meadows Rs, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	92 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Moscow U of I, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	128 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, US	monthly high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	71 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	San Nicolas Is, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Fairfield Rs, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Belchertown, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Agate 3 E, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	122 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Fairfield, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Lima, US	monthly high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	75 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Genoa 2 W, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	122 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Gothenburg, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	122 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Mullan Pass Vor/Dme, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	71 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Hermit 8 SE, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Searchlight, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 February 2026	Yerington, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	98 years	41 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 2026

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2026. 2026 had 1,234 records.

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

Records on 02-05 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1809	2
1814	1
1822	1
1827	2
1838	1
1841	2
1848	3
1851	2
1852	1
1855	1
1861	1
1862	2
1866	1
1869	5
1871	1
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	3
1890	5
1892	2
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1900	10
1901	2
1902	4
1903	3
1904	14
1905	16
1906	10
1907	19
1908	23
1909	46
1910	20
1911	49
1912	41
1913	40
1914	31
1915	22
1916	25
1917	93
1918	105
1919	29
1920	72
1921	31
1922	80
1923	67
1924	237
1925	400
1926	112
1927	653
1928	265
1929	148
1930	161
1931	292
1932	353
1933	177
1934	153
1935	158
1936	734
1937	265
1938	1,308
1939	151
1940	295
1941	227
1942	407
1943	524
1944	287
1945	325
1946	666
1947	576
1948	625
1949	541
1950	574
1951	232
1952	453
1953	459
1954	666
1955	556
1956	450
1957	607
1958	233
1959	340
1960	520
1961	711
1962	639
1963	1,451
1964	553
1965	433
1966	616
1967	404
1968	256
1969	433
1970	448
1971	1,329
1972	394
1973	854
1974	443
1975	910
1976	1,140
1977	493
1978	892
1979	2,150
1980	756
1981	523
1982	2,248
1983	815
1984	612
1985	1,602
1986	1,375
1987	572
1988	1,158
1989	3,257
1990	1,225
1991	1,765
1992	562
1993	884
1994	629
1995	1,297
1996	2,815
1997	845
1998	991
1999	821
2000	647
2001	1,276
2002	1,589
2003	682
2004	1,724
2005	1,210
2006	833
2007	1,243
2008	2,428
2009	803
2010	1,422
2011	2,052
2012	1,362
2013	368
2014	1,441
2015	768
2016	519
2017	583
2018	960
2019	1,288
2020	1,050
2021	758
2022	444
2023	298
2024	803
2025	1,109
2026	1,234

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Data for records on 2026-02-05: 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 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	1,009
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1