Weather Records on 11 February 1941

251 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1941. Highest significance: Gravesend Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1941

On 11 February 1941, 251 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
114 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 248 daily.
Gravesend Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 228.6 mm (9.0 in) on 11 February 1941.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

251 stations

251 station records on 11 February 1941 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1941: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Manilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yonna	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Setlagodi (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterfield (Federation Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Innes Gasworks	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Warialda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kellys Plain (Haroldston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wexford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabilla (Boonal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilliga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cuerindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Sapphire (Argyle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.8 C (58.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	12.3 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dulce	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Emba	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kazalinsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mombaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-61.9 C (-79.4 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Graaff Reinet	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Makwassie	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tingha (Crystal Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.6 C (58.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Petcheys Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-57.7 C (-71.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barabinsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-34.6 C (-30.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

251 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1941 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 11 February 1941 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 11 February 1941 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 2, daily 248.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

204 broken records

Margins by which the 204 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1941

Top 20 records on 11 February 1941 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1941	Gravesend Post Office, AU	all-time rain	228.6 mm (9.0 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	36 years	76 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1941	Manilla Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1941	Yonna, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	5 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1941	Setlagodi (Pol), ZA	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1941	Tenterfield (Federation Park), AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1941	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1941	Glen Innes Gasworks, AU	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Warialda Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Inverell Comparison, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Walcha Post Office, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Dulce, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Glen Innes Post Office, AU	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Kellys Plain (Haroldston), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Tingha Post Office, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Wexford, ZA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Barraba Post Office, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	50 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Bloemhof, ZA	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Boggabilla (Boonal), AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1941	Pilliga Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	30 years	25 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

1798 to 1941

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1941. 1941 had 251 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 20	190
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1