Weather Records on 11 February 1942

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1942. Highest significance: Langmorn, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1942

On 11 February 1942, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 188 daily.
Langmorn set a daily record precipitation of 184.4 mm (7.3 in) on 11 February 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 11 February 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Langmorn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Park Hill St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	317.0 mm (12.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Winburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
West Quarter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rockhampton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Kars)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pacific Salt	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Wingadee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record low minimum temperature	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kabra Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yandarloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gatcombe Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gracemere Russell St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Many Peaks Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Miriam Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Macalister Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert River Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charlton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Tenandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	21.5 C (70.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Westwood Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fogo	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brewarrina Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Poonch	India	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Afton Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Botanic Gardens - Pmb	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ipueiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Areia Branca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Broome Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 13, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 11 February 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	13
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 11 February 1942 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 188.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

175 broken records

Margins by which the 175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 230.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1942

Top 20 records on 11 February 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1942	Langmorn, AU	daily rain	184.4 mm (7.3 in)	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	34 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Emu Park Hill St, AU	monthly rain	317.0 mm (12.5 in)	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Winburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	West Quarter, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Banana Post Office, AU	monthly rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Walterhall, AU	daily rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	34 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Rockhampton Post Office, AU	daily rain	170.4 mm (6.7 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Broken Hill (Kars), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Heinersreuth-Vollhof, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Pacific Salt, AU	daily rain	194.1 mm (7.6 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Ebrach, DE	daily snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Baramulla, IN	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Coonamble (Wingadee), AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	45 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Raglan, AU	monthly rain	251.5 mm (9.9 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	all-time low min	-15.5 C (4.1 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Kabra Railway STN, AU	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	4 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Yandarloo, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1942	Gatcombe Head, AU	daily rain	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	24 years	36 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 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1942. 1942 had 198 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 50	146
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2