Weather Records on 11 February 1937

511 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1937. Highest significance: Gladstone Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1937

On 11 February 1937, 511 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
15 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 486 daily.
Gladstone Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 203.5 mm (8.0 in) on 11 February 1937.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 497 records.

Record Map

511 stations

511 station records on 11 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gladstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saharanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sirsa	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Capricorn Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiyahat	India	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hanumangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.5 mm (8.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sujangarh	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bedetti(Behali)	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Serampore	India	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kotdwara	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bunghill Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coraki Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	173.2 mm (6.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Biamble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	197.0 cm (77.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pinjarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bangate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Combogolong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tabulam Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Orara (Aurania)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	242.1 mm (9.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	171.0 cm (67.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgoin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nigriting	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Khurja	India	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tamluk	India	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muckerawa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coonamble (Nardoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ballina (Crowley Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahespur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uliman (Brentwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bagodar I	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potkabari	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Comet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Baunsi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Godda	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Goodooga (Brenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Anupgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jaisalmer	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

511 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 5, Lowest daily maximum 33, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 425, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 11 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	5
Lowest daily maximum	33
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	425
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 11 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 486.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

481 broken records

Margins by which the 481 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 965.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1937

Top 20 records on 11 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1937	Gladstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	203.5 mm (8.0 in)	156.3 mm (6.2 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Emu Park Hill St, AU	daily rain	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	180.1 mm (7.1 in)	41 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Saharanpur, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Sirsa, IN	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Cape Capricorn Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Marran, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Paraiyahat, IN	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Hanumangarh, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Barharwa, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Bellingen Post Office, AU	monthly rain	224.5 mm (8.8 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Banswara, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Sujangarh, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Derby, ZA	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Raleigh Post Office, AU	monthly rain	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	1 year	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Bedetti(Behali), IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Serampore, IN	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1937	Kotdwara, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 511 records.

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

Records on 02-11 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1806	1
1829	4
1845	2
1847	2
1849	1
1862	2
1864	2
1865	1
1869	4
1870	1
1871	2
1872	1
1875	3
1876	2
1877	3
1879	2
1880	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1884	1
1885	7
1886	2
1887	5
1888	1
1889	1
1891	6
1892	2
1893	1
1894	4
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	4
1899	19
1900	8
1901	1
1902	6
1903	7
1904	11
1905	7
1906	6
1907	12
1908	12
1909	18
1910	17
1911	39
1912	29
1913	5
1914	73
1915	16
1916	24
1917	15
1918	27
1919	42
1920	20
1921	60
1922	76
1923	55
1924	97
1925	315
1926	63
1927	40
1928	269
1929	369
1930	191
1931	157
1932	1,420
1933	392
1934	318
1935	326
1936	562
1937	511
1938	524
1939	405
1940	396
1941	251
1942	198
1943	404
1944	371
1945	206
1946	386
1947	417
1948	827
1949	376
1950	280
1951	957
1952	460
1953	521
1954	411
1955	1,072
1956	545
1957	448
1958	611
1959	394
1960	732
1961	951
1962	975
1963	685
1964	421
1965	950
1966	774
1967	314
1968	404
1969	731
1970	657
1971	732
1972	320
1973	851
1974	555
1975	569
1976	965
1977	959
1978	1,263
1979	1,975
1980	711
1981	2,439
1982	1,042
1983	1,087
1984	726
1985	1,124
1986	1,188
1987	810
1988	1,159
1989	754
1990	1,050
1991	539
1992	782
1993	1,146
1994	1,770
1995	970
1996	969
1997	717
1998	1,468
1999	2,266
2000	1,066
2001	809
2002	1,740
2003	587
2004	834
2005	1,121
2006	558
2007	782
2008	916
2009	1,680
2010	1,323
2011	1,430
2012	964
2013	765
2014	1,032
2015	790
2016	997
2017	1,508
2018	792
2019	929
2020	1,012
2021	1,055
2022	568
2023	387
2024	820
2025	1,282
2026	654

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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 200	477
200 to 400	2
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1