Weather Records on 10 February 1940

560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1940. Highest significance: Tulita A, CA.

Key Facts for 10 February 1940

On 10 February 1940, 560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
105 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 535 daily.
Tulita A set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 10 February 1940.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

560 stations

560 station records on 10 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gangarampur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Morgan City	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Patacharkuchi	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bilasipara	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Siliguri	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Partapganj	India	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bagaha	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jashpurnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Itahar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bologna	Italy	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Temple	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesboro 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pal-Lahara	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aonla	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.5 C (-3.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mexia	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tilhar	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Fuhlsbuettel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Deogarh (Bamra)	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Faridpur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Arang	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shikohabad	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pawayan	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

560 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 56, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 335, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 10 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	56
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	335
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 10 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 17, daily 535.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

499 broken records

Margins by which the 499 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

10 February 1940

Top 20 records on 10 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1940	Tulita A, CA	monthly rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Tulita A, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	22 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Wilmington Wb City, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	39 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Gangarampur, IN	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Samastipur, IN	monthly rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	2 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Georgetown 2 E, US	monthly rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Morgan City, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Patacharkuchi, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Visby_Flygplats, SE	all-time low min	-20.9 C (-5.6 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Tranebjerg, DK	all-time low min	-19.6 C (-3.3 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	59 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Chicoutimi, CA	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	60.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Karlshamn, SE	all-time low max	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Visby_Flygplats, SE	all-time low max	-12.1 C (10.2 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Tranebjerg, DK	all-time low max	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Kristianstad, SE	all-time low max	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Brockville, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1940	Bilasipara, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	40 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1940. 1940 had 560 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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	484
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1