Weather Records on 9 February 1937

638 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1937. Highest significance: Quabathoo, AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1937

On 9 February 1937, 638 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
274 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 620 daily.
Quabathoo set a daily record precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 9 February 1937.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

638 stations

638 station records on 9 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Quabathoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Fountains	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lakefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Val (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Blackall Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Chindwara	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wellshot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springs (Rwb)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mohpani	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Randfontein (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Revelstoke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pratapgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Boksburg (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Market	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saluda	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sardhana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williamson	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockville	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huxley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Premier Mine-Cullinan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

638 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 146, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 287, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 9 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	146
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 9 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1937

Top 20 records on 9 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1937	Quabathoo, AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Kingston, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Pretoria-Fountains, ZA	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Lakefield, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Elgin Downs, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Val (Sar), ZA	monthly rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	72.7 mm (2.9 in)	10 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Balfour (Mag), ZA	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Blackall Township, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Chindwara, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Clinton, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Westland, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Wellshot, AU	monthly rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Farmland 5 NNW, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Maneroo, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Winnemucca AP, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Aiken 5SE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1937	Evesham Station, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	34 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1937. 1937 had 638 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 50	530
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1