Weather Records on 11 February 1940

396 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1940. Highest significance: Gabriels, US.

Key Facts for 11 February 1940

On 11 February 1940, 396 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 50 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 371 daily.
Gabriels set a monthly record daily precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 11 February 1940.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

396 stations

396 station records on 11 February 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Jalugudi	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dhubri	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kishanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buxa	India	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balurghat	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pakribarwan	India	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mongpoo	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Durham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mankachar	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bahera	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.4 C (102.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kuturi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mehgawan	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sandvig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Forbesganj	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dumont 2 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bijni	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tezpur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalchini	India	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barsoe	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amarpara	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dumka	India	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mahendraganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Goalpara	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Katwa	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kurseong	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-20.4 C (-4.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Amchong(Sonepur)	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Supaul	India	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Singimari	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bettiah	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Borio	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record snow depth	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lakhipur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nowgong	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Raiganj	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kynuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chanchal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

396 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 25, Heaviest daily rainfall 260, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 11 February 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	25
Heaviest daily rainfall	260
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 11 February 1940 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 20, daily 371.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

344 broken records

Margins by which the 344 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 889.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1940

Top 20 records on 11 February 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1940	Gabriels, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Jalugudi, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Dhubri, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Darbhanga, IN	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Kishanganj, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Falakata Sr, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Buxa, IN	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Balurghat, IN	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Banka, IN	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Pakribarwan, IN	monthly rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	2 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Mongpoo, IN	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Durham Downs, AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Greifswald, DE	daily snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Mankachar, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Bahera, IN	monthly rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Dinhata, IN	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high max	39.4 C (102.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Sandvig, DK	all-time low min	-14.6 C (5.7 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	58 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Kuturi, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1940	Mehgawan, IN	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	41 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 396 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	341
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1