Portal:Weather/On this day list/February
February 1[edit]
1992: An avalanche killed 97 people in Gümüşhane Province in southeast Turkey.
February 2[edit]
1976: The Groundhog Day Gale affected Northeast United States and Atlantic Canada, dropping more than 50 inches (1300 mm) of snow and causing significant coastal flooding.
February 3[edit]
1990: Cyclone Ofa began moving away from Samoa, leaving major damage and 8 people dead in its wake.
February 4[edit]
1995: A nor'easter began impacting the Northeastern United States with strong winds and up to 25 inches (64 cm) of snow.
February 5: National Weatherperson's Day[edit]
2008: The Super Tuesday tornado outbreak, the deadliest outbreak in the United States in over 20 years, produced 87 tornadoes which killed 57 people.
February 6[edit]
1877: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional, the national weather forecasting organization for Mexico, was founded as El Observatorio Meteorológico y Astrónomico de México.
February 7[edit]
2002: A strong windstorm known as the South Valley Surprise struck the Pacific Northwest with no warning due to the rapid deepening of the storm, causing major tree damage across the area.
February 8[edit]
1962: The TIROS-4 weather satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
February 9[edit]
1969: A severe nor'easter brought unexpectedly heavy snow to the Northeastern United States, bringing over 40 inches (100 cm) of snow in some places and killing 94 people.
February 10[edit]
1972: A week-long blizzard came to an end in the country of Iran, leaving around 4,000 people dead.
February 11[edit]
1999: Cyclone Rona made landfall on the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. Rainfall of up to 1,870 millimetres (74 in) caused historic flooding in the area that killed seven people.
February 12[edit]
1987: Tropical Storm Clotilda, which dropped 1,855 millimetres (73.0 in) of rain in La Plaine-des-Palmistes on Réunion over three days, passed within 80 km (50 mi) of the island while approaching peak intensity.
February 13[edit]
2006: Cyclone Vaianu reached peak intensity near Tonga.
February 14[edit]
2012: Cyclone Giovanna made landfall at Andevoranto, Madagascar, killing 35 people.
February 15[edit]
2005: Cyclone Nancy passed directly over the island of Manuae in the Cook Islands, causing major damage throughout the island chain.
February 16[edit]
1962: Severe flooding began overnight on the north shore of Germany, particularly in Hamburg, killing more than 300 people.
February 17[edit]
2010: An avalanche killed at least 38 people in the Kohistan District of Pakistan.
February 18[edit]
1972: Mount Rainier finished the snowiest one-year period ever recorded. From February 19, 1971 to February 18, 1972, 102 feet (33.1 meters) of snow fell near the summit.
February 19[edit]
1884: The Enigma tornado outbreak began, so named because records detailing the outbreak are very scarce. It may have been the worst tornado outbreak in United States history, producing at least 60 tornadoes, $60 million (2006 USD) in damage, and killing hundreds, perhaps more than 1000 people.
February 20[edit]
2010: Flooding and landslides in Madeira, Portugal killed dozens.
February 21[edit]
1986: The waters of Lake Michigan approached their maximum historic depth, causing severe flooding and coastal erosion.
February 22[edit]
2000: Cyclone Eline made its final landfall near Beira, Mozambique, killing hundreds of people.
February 23[edit]
1999: An avalanche killed 31 people in the village of Galtür, Austria.
February 24[edit]
2007: Cyclone Gamede made its closest approach to Réunion island, where it dropped a staggering 5.5 meters (18 ft) of rain over a nine-day period.
February 25[edit]
1995: Cyclone Bobby made landfall near Onslow, Western Australia, eventually bringing up to 400 millimetres (16 in) of rain to the Goldfields-Esperance region.
February 26[edit]
1969: The ESSA-9 weather satellite was launched.
February 27[edit]
2006: Cyclone Emma, a weak but unusually large tropical cyclone, made landfall in Western Australia, eventually causing rain across most of the territory.
February 28[edit]
2003: Cyclone Graham made landfall at Eighty Mile Beach in Western Australia. One person drowned in the resulting flood.
February 29[edit]
2012: A tornado outbreak killed 13 people in the Midwest and Upland South regions of the United States.