February 2[edit]

1918: A tornado killed two people in Brighton, Victoria, Australia.

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.

1992: Hurricane Ekeka, an unusual winter hurricane that formed unusually far south, reached peak intensity near the International Date Line with maximum sustained winds of 115 miles per hour (185 km/h).

1994: Cyclone Geralda, one of the strongest tropical cyclones to ever hit Madagascar, moved onshore near Toamasina, killing more than 200 people across the island country.

2011: Cyclone Yasi passed directly over uninhabited Willis Island in the Coral Sea Islands of Australia, completely destroying a weather station and destroying most vegetation on the island.