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.