Weather Records on 11 February 1943

404 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1943. Highest significance: Cowcowing Central, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1943

On 11 February 1943, 404 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 403 daily.
Cowcowing Central set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 11 February 1943.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

404 stations

404 station records on 11 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cowcowing Central	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zigzag Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emsdale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	525.0 cm (206.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Thursday Island Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nanutarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hay River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vang I Valdres	Norway	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Valley Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Smith Bay (Smiths Bay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Sharon	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Glen Osmond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boverdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baandee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cowcowing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warooka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meningie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lucindale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stansbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Elliot Caravan Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langhorne Creek 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yudnapinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Brighton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

404 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 301, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 11 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	301
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 11 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

365 broken records

Margins by which the 365 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1220.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1943

Top 20 records on 11 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1943	Cowcowing Central, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1943	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1943	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1943	Zigzag Rs, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Fredericton Unb, CA	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	61 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Parrsboro, CA	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Woodbrook, AU	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Yarraloola, AU	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Emsdale, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Zugspitze, DE	daily snow depth	525.0 cm (206.7 in)	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Port Hedland Post Office, AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Thursday Island Township, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Paris, CA	daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	0 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Anticosti SW Point, CA	daily high max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	61 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Wanakena Rngr School, US	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Brockton, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	16 years	23 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1943. 1943 had 404 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	363
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1