Weather Records on 9 February 1939

838 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1939. Highest significance: Logan 1 WNW, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1939

On 9 February 1939, 838 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 278 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 805 daily.
Logan 1 WNW set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 9 February 1939.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

838 stations

838 station records on 9 February 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Derby	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Little Sioux	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Innisfail	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Havana	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dunvegan	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-42.8 C (-45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Moraine	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Rapids Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deming	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Scottsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britt 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rockwell City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spencer 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	226.8 mm (8.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
N Fk Rs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Browning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisiana Starks Nurse	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

838 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 202, Highest daily minimum 101, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 92, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 9 February 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	202
Highest daily minimum	101
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	92
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 9 February 1939 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 27, daily 805.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

693 broken records

Margins by which the 693 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1939

Top 20 records on 9 February 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1939	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Derby, ZA	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	41 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Little Sioux, US	daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, US	daily snowfall	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Anderson, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Lockwood, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Raleigh State UNIV, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Innisfail, AU	daily rain	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Bologna, IT	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	116 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Harlan, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Springfield, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Havana, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Pocahontas, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Saint Johns, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	9 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1939	Algona, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	24 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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1939. 1939 had 838 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	647
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	10
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1