Weather Records on 7 February 1949

408 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 February 1949. Highest significance: Spokane Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 7 February 1949

On 7 February 1949, 408 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 384 daily.
Spokane Intl AP set an all-time record snow depth of 73.7 cm (29.0 in) on 7 February 1949.
Across 162 earlier years (1803 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

408 stations

408 station records on 7 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lowood Don St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Makapuu Point 724	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Abundance	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Halaula 1110	United States	Record daily precipitation	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gondwara(Kohra)	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue 1020	United States	Record daily precipitation	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Crosby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gowrie Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Alford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ignacio 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bruff Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grandchester Symes St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
The Highlands Irrigation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itapage	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jahanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Raiford State Prison	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leyburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kayenta	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

408 records

Records set or tied on 7 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 184, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 7 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	184
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 7 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 14, daily 384.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 February 1949

Top 20 records on 7 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 February 1949	Spokane Intl AP, US	all-time snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 February 1949	Lowood Don St, AU	daily rain	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Makapuu Point 724, US	daily rain	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Mount Abundance, AU	monthly rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	11 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Williams, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Legume (New Koreelah), AU	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Halaula 1110, US	daily rain	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Kilauea 1134, US	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Makaweli 965, US	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Twin Falls 2 NNE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Patan, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Gondwara(Kohra), IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Lihue 1020, US	daily rain	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	3 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Aakukui 1007, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	12 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
7 February 1949	Mt Crosby, AU	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	33 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

1803 to 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1803 to 1949. 1949 had 408 records.

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

Records on 02-07 in each year
Year	Records
1803	2
1809	1
1817	1
1822	1
1829	1
1833	1
1838	1
1841	2
1843	1
1846	1
1852	1
1854	4
1856	1
1857	2
1861	2
1863	4
1865	3
1866	5
1869	3
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	1
1881	3
1884	1
1885	1
1888	1
1892	1
1893	2
1894	5
1895	18
1896	1
1897	1
1898	1
1899	3
1900	5
1901	5
1902	5
1903	11
1904	33
1905	7
1906	12
1907	16
1908	9
1909	11
1910	43
1911	57
1912	28
1913	43
1914	53
1915	21
1916	23
1917	116
1918	37
1919	26
1920	100
1921	32
1922	47
1923	43
1924	95
1925	582
1926	186
1927	177
1928	490
1929	467
1930	130
1931	280
1932	244
1933	714
1934	250
1935	208
1936	1,024
1937	424
1938	499
1939	252
1940	225
1941	272
1942	327
1943	424
1944	401
1945	321
1946	268
1947	357
1948	335
1949	408
1950	668
1951	633
1952	213
1953	653
1954	610
1955	587
1956	605
1957	820
1958	277
1959	301
1960	448
1961	748
1962	582
1963	919
1964	523
1965	864
1966	618
1967	878
1968	249
1969	473
1970	562
1971	705
1972	527
1973	819
1974	566
1975	445
1976	716
1977	1,057
1978	2,387
1979	1,848
1980	641
1981	815
1982	1,159
1983	641
1984	877
1985	996
1986	1,038
1987	1,365
1988	1,285
1989	3,136
1990	1,840
1991	1,814
1992	884
1993	994
1994	1,116
1995	1,339
1996	1,469
1997	1,280
1998	841
1999	1,945
2000	419
2001	1,401
2002	727
2003	878
2004	1,077
2005	1,284
2006	699
2007	930
2008	1,313
2009	1,525
2010	927
2011	973
2012	1,174
2013	579
2014	1,588
2015	1,562
2016	544
2017	1,584
2018	687
2019	1,988
2020	923
2021	1,001
2022	319
2023	327
2024	1,116
2025	1,033
2026	586

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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 100	302
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	3
600 to 700	1