Weather Records on 9 February 1947

541 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1947. Highest significance: Bindara (Netley), AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1947

On 9 February 1947, 541 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
41 were record highs and 195 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 533 daily.
Bindara (Netley) set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 9 February 1947.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

541 stations

541 station records on 9 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	328.4 mm (12.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Goderich	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buffelsfontein 14	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yardley Chase	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Silverton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Cedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tadoussac	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sterkspruit	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.7 mm (7.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Naradhan (Uralba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Groenfontein "Montagu"	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walkerton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.2 C (13.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bettowynd (Condry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wittebank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yathong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oban Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hall (Lochleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ellesmere	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middelplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.7 mm (7.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.4 C (13.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vergelegen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bokfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-27.3 C (-17.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

541 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 270, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	270
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 533.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

467 broken records

Margins by which the 467 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1947

Top 20 records on 9 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1947	Bindara (Netley), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	328.4 mm (12.9 in)	131.5 mm (5.2 in)	45 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Goderich, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	187.5 mm (7.4 in)	155.5 mm (6.1 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	9 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Buffelsfontein 14, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Brome, CA	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Yardley Chase, ZA	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Brownsville, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Silverton Post Office, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Acude Cedro, BR	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Brome, CA	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Tadoussac, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Tafelberg Hall, ZA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Tadoussac, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Sedan (Sandleton), AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Palmer, AU	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1947	Sterkspruit, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	35 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1947. 1947 had 541 records.

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

Records on 02-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1809	1
1847	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	5
1857	1
1858	2
1860	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1879	1
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	3
1899	17
1900	4
1901	3
1902	4
1903	13
1904	22
1905	7
1906	13
1907	9
1908	18
1909	6
1910	9
1911	65
1912	38
1913	27
1914	57
1915	16
1916	53
1917	39
1918	43
1919	59
1920	63
1921	22
1922	43
1923	65
1924	50
1925	642
1926	151
1927	76
1928	176
1929	433
1930	191
1931	205
1932	652
1933	986
1934	618
1935	427
1936	437
1937	638
1938	772
1939	838
1940	380
1941	178
1942	468
1943	438
1944	546
1945	400
1946	337
1947	541
1948	342
1949	467
1950	463
1951	758
1952	334
1953	569
1954	1,034
1955	482
1956	754
1957	1,072
1958	375
1959	578
1960	453
1961	693
1962	546
1963	635
1964	267
1965	677
1966	1,610
1967	362
1968	312
1969	1,116
1970	518
1971	1,015
1972	270
1973	501
1974	425
1975	569
1976	1,406
1977	514
1978	1,274
1979	1,657
1980	1,124
1981	705
1982	1,368
1983	361
1984	559
1985	1,218
1986	1,140
1987	687
1988	786
1989	1,249
1990	1,535
1991	720
1992	844
1993	871
1994	2,208
1995	999
1996	1,781
1997	759
1998	857
1999	1,622
2000	920
2001	2,173
2002	1,390
2003	758
2004	644
2005	1,025
2006	566
2007	703
2008	807
2009	1,354
2010	1,312
2011	1,361
2012	887
2013	598
2014	949
2015	1,228
2016	1,294
2017	1,412
2018	677
2019	871
2020	1,384
2021	826
2022	585
2023	745
2024	1,392
2025	823
2026	660

Download the Data

Data for records on 1947-02-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	450
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2