Weather Records on 14 February 1942

491 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1942. Highest significance: Kangiara (Laverstock), AU.

Key Facts for 14 February 1942

On 14 February 1942, 491 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
21 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 473 daily.
Kangiara (Laverstock) set a monthly record daily precipitation of 81.3 mm (3.2 in) on 14 February 1942.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 472 records.

Record Map

491 stations

491 station records on 14 February 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kangiara (Laverstock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mundarlo (Yabtree)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Westcliffe	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Molesworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowning (Wanganui)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wanalta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour Shire Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nathalia (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burrinjuck Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sadiya India	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sutton Forest (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wantabadgery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Carboor	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boomanoomana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Walbundrie (Crediton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Collector (Brookdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Stockinbingal General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mooroopna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alice	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wallandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ebrach	Germany	Record snow depth	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rye Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Balldale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Sweetwood Lea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carrathool (Gum Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yarra (Rowe's Lagoon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Howlong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.6 mm (5.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mansfield 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Puckapunyal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-Maierhof	Germany	Record snow depth	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

491 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 12, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 9, Lowest daily minimum 31, Heaviest daily rainfall 354, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 27.

Records on 14 February 1942 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	12
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	9
Lowest daily minimum	31
Heaviest daily rainfall	354
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	27

Records on 14 February 1942 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 473.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

447 broken records

Margins by which the 447 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1942

Top 20 records on 14 February 1942 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1942	Kangiara (Laverstock), AU	monthly rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Rushworth, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Mundarlo (Yabtree), AU	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Westcliffe, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Yass (Derringullen), AU	monthly rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Molesworth, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Mulwala Homestead, AU	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Brungle (Rosemount), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Bowning (Wanganui), AU	all-time rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Wanalta, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Seymour Shire Depot, AU	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Henty Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Nathalia (Post Office), AU	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Goulburn River @ Shepparton, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Burrinjuck Dam, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Tootool (Bryntirion), AU	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	11 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Sadiya India, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Delta, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.4 cm (5.7 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1942	Sutton Forest (Uralba), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	44 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

1794 to 1942

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1942. 1942 had 491 records.

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

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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	413
50 to 100	28
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1