Weather Records on 11 February 1947

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1947. Highest significance: Edeowie, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1947

On 11 February 1947, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
38 were record highs and 131 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 409 daily.
Edeowie set a daily record precipitation of 65.0 mm (2.6 in) on 11 February 1947.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 498 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 11 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Edeowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Grenfell (Quondong Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abundance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ballandool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dinby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Comongin North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stanwell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bindango	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Margaret	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boothulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rowena (Iffley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Muckadilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kynnersley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tobermorey Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amyton (Pinda Section 63)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yaamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	191.0 mm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yarronvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tulloona (Coolanga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Morven Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
South Comongin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrawonga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Dunumbral)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cowley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woomera (Arcoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 11 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	9
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 11 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 409.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

362 broken records

Margins by which the 362 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1947

Top 20 records on 11 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1947	Edeowie, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1947	Ilfracombe Post Office, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Grenfell (Quondong Rd), AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Mount Abundance, AU	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Ballandool, AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Dinby, AU	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Portland Downs, AU	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Comongin North, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Stanwell Post Office, AU	daily rain	248.9 mm (9.8 in)	137.1 mm (5.4 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Bindango, AU	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Pilliga (Nirvana), AU	monthly rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Homestead, AU	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	107.9 mm (4.2 in)	9 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Mount Margaret, AU	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 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)
11 February 1947	Boothulla, AU	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1947	Alpha Post Office, AU	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	40 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 417 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	337
50 to 100	21
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1