Weather Records on 9 February 1949

467 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1949. Highest significance: Armour, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1949

On 9 February 1949, 467 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
210 were record highs and 72 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 445 daily.
Armour set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 9 February 1949.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

467 stations

467 station records on 9 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shepherds Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lightning Ridge Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
North Yancho	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salgueiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coonabarabran (Namoi Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hana 354	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chinle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Philipsburg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Maranguape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.5 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ioco Refinery	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Kachess	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haiku 490	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Wallumburrawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potlatch 3 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bluewater 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grimes Pass 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Houlton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

467 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 144, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 9 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	144
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 9 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 14, daily 445.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

384 broken records

Margins by which the 384 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1949

Top 20 records on 9 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1949	Armour, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Cambridge, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Kayenta, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Shepherds Creek, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	5 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Lightning Ridge Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Obley, AU	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	monthly rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	47 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Yeoval Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Jerome, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	21 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Spokane Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	North Yancho, AU	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	62 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1949	Trenton 2, US	daily high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1949	Salgueiro, BR	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	33 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1949. 1949 had 467 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 100	357
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	9
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2