Weather Records on 7 February 1940

225 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1940. Highest significance: Flat Top Island, AU.

Key Facts for 7 February 1940

On 7 February 1940, 225 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
74 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 216 daily.
Flat Top Island set a daily record precipitation of 150.9 mm (5.9 in) on 7 February 1940.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

225 stations

225 station records on 7 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nayagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rampur	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bahragora	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Russelkonda	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ranpur	India	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Soro	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dillalah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tangi	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Orebro	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Turigaria (Kaira)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.4 C (4.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Centennial 1NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record daily precipitation	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bano	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hoorn	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manoharpur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baripada	India	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.1 C (-11.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.5 C (7.7 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record snow depth	279.4 cm (110.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Colby	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Raj-Nilgiri	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Banki Bankigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Puri	India	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

225 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 7 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 7 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 7, daily 216.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

180 broken records

Margins by which the 180 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1940

Top 20 records on 7 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1940	Flat Top Island, AU	daily rain	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	22 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1940	Nayagarh, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1940	Bargarh, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1940	Soltau, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1940	Rampur, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1940	Vastervik, SE	all-time low max	-14.3 C (6.3 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	43 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1940	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1940	Bahragora, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Chendipada, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Linkoeping-Malmslaett, SE	all-time low min	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Esperance Post Office, AU	daily high max	38.3 C (100.9 F)	9.7 C (17.5 F)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Russelkonda, IN	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Ranpur, IN	monthly rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Putbus, DE	daily snow depth	35.0 cm (13.8 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	42 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Soro, IN	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Akhuapada, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Lake City 2 E, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	monthly low max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Dillalah, AU	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1940	Dharamjaigarh, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	24 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

1803 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1940. 1940 had 225 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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 100	176
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1