Weather Records on 9 February 1950

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1950. Highest significance: Shelbyville 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1950

On 9 February 1950, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
75 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 450 daily.
Shelbyville 1 E set a daily record precipitation of 73.2 mm (2.9 in) on 9 February 1950.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 9 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Shelbyville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Zira	India	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton Lock 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Peebles 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paoli	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Madison Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Baziya (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sion 2	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Williamstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moores Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edenburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cairo 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Shawneetown Old Town	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Henryville Sf	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Strasbourg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wyong (Wyong Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ngqeleni (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Geneve Observatoire	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.8 mm (6.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cynthiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rowlesburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glenfield (Macquarie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vanceburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belleville Dam 2O	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Samrala	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenswood Lock Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hamirpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pauri	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caguas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jammu (In-AFB)	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Washington Dam 19	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 338, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	338
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 13, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

417 broken records

Margins by which the 417 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1950

Top 20 records on 9 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1950	Shelbyville 1 E, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Zira, IN	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Falmouth, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Carrollton Lock 1, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Markland Dam 39, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Peebles 1 S, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Paoli, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Cincinnati Fernbank, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Madison Sewage Plt, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Baziya (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Mt Vernon, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Sion 2, CH	daily rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Williamstown, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	11 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Moores Hill, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Edenburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Buxton, GB	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1950	Hillsboro, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	41 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1950. 1950 had 463 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	404
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1