Weather Records on 9 February 1923

65 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1923. Highest significance: Boggabilla Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1923

On 9 February 1923, 65 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 64 daily.
Boggabilla Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 9 February 1923.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

65 stations

65 station records on 9 February 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Boggabilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gragin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dunmurray	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mnt Fletcher (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tinda Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mena	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moonagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cheneyville 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pontotoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mein Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Society Hill 6 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Koffiefontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Weilmoringle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Schriever	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Fillmore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	4 of 100 (Routine)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Riche	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

65 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1923 by type: Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 42, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 9 February 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	42
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 9 February 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 64.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

57 broken records

Margins by which the 57 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1923

Top 20 records on 9 February 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1923	Boggabilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1923	Gragin, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	8 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1923	Douglas, ZA	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.3 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Dunmurray, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Beaufort West (Met), ZA	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Mnt Fletcher (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Great Falls 16St, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Conway, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Tinda Tank, AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Mena, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Bologna, IT	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily rain	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Great Falls 16St, US	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	17 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Newport, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Moonagee, AU	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1923	Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	27 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

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

1798 to 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1923. 1923 had 65 records.

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

Records on 02-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1809	1
1847	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	5
1857	1
1858	2
1860	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1879	1
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	3
1899	17
1900	4
1901	3
1902	4
1903	13
1904	22
1905	7
1906	13
1907	9
1908	18
1909	6
1910	9
1911	65
1912	38
1913	27
1914	57
1915	16
1916	53
1917	39
1918	43
1919	59
1920	63
1921	22
1922	43
1923	65
1924	50
1925	642
1926	151
1927	76
1928	176
1929	433
1930	191
1931	205
1932	652
1933	986
1934	618
1935	427
1936	437
1937	638
1938	772
1939	838
1940	380
1941	178
1942	468
1943	438
1944	546
1945	400
1946	337
1947	541
1948	342
1949	467
1950	463
1951	758
1952	334
1953	569
1954	1,034
1955	482
1956	754
1957	1,072
1958	375
1959	578
1960	453
1961	693
1962	546
1963	635
1964	267
1965	677
1966	1,610
1967	362
1968	312
1969	1,116
1970	518
1971	1,015
1972	270
1973	501
1974	425
1975	569
1976	1,406
1977	514
1978	1,274
1979	1,657
1980	1,124
1981	705
1982	1,368
1983	361
1984	559
1985	1,218
1986	1,140
1987	687
1988	786
1989	1,249
1990	1,535
1991	720
1992	844
1993	871
1994	2,208
1995	999
1996	1,781
1997	759
1998	857
1999	1,622
2000	920
2001	2,173
2002	1,390
2003	758
2004	644
2005	1,025
2006	566
2007	703
2008	807
2009	1,354
2010	1,312
2011	1,361
2012	887
2013	598
2014	949
2015	1,228
2016	1,294
2017	1,412
2018	677
2019	871
2020	1,384
2021	826
2022	585
2023	745
2024	1,392
2025	823
2026	660

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	42
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1