Weather Records on 9 February 1948

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1948. Highest significance: Cue, AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1948

On 9 February 1948, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
33 were record highs and 83 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 329 daily.
Cue set a daily record precipitation of 72.6 mm (2.9 in) on 9 February 1948.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 9 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Channel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nes Pa Hedmark	Norway	Record snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lenoir	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boolardy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Armstrong	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinook	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Summit Grd STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sfax El-Maou	Tunisia	Record high maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caroleen	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Channel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Arthur City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wastina Hemaruka	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rock House	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Graz	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.4 C (41.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kohala 179.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Augsburg (Sankt Stephan)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pine 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Yerington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brocken	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 103, Heaviest daily snowfall 71, Deepest snow cover 52.

Records on 9 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	103
Heaviest daily snowfall	71
Deepest snow cover	52

Records on 9 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 11, daily 329.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

279 broken records

Margins by which the 279 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 400.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1948

Top 20 records on 9 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1948	Cue, AU	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Channel, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Albemarle, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Durham, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Winston Salem Reynolds AP, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Charlotte Wb City, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Glasgow #2, US	daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Lugano, CH	daily high max	24.6 C (76.3 F)	9.6 C (17.3 F)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Nes Pa Hedmark, NO	daily snow depth	93.0 cm (36.6 in)	40.0 cm (15.7 in)	12 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Lenoir, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Canfield 1 S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Boolardy, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1948	Armstrong, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1948	Chinook, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	9 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1948	Ironton, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1948	Camden 3 W, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	78 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1948	Summit Grd STN, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	38 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1948	Sfax El-Maou, TN	daily high max	25.2 C (77.4 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	42 years	31 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1948. 1948 had 342 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

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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	222
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2