Weather Records on 11 February 1950

280 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1950. Highest significance: Twin Hills Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 11 February 1950

On 11 February 1950, 280 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
51 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 275 daily.
Twin Hills Post Office set an all-time record daily precipitation of 236.2 mm (9.3 in) on 11 February 1950.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

280 stations

280 station records on 11 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Twin Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gunbower	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gatton Allan Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wolston Park Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bald Hills Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toombul Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rucker Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Margarita	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mindarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zillmere Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thompson Falls	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle Farm Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dutton Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.8 C (80.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Torrens Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Margate Collins St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Toowong Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hailakundi India	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Academy 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Alderley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Graceville Bowls Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Amcor - Petrie Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Redbank Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tannymorel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kolosib	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisville	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kilcumin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Lindsay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

280 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 11 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 11 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 3, daily 275.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

244 broken records

Margins by which the 244 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1950

Top 20 records on 11 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1950	Twin Hills Post Office, AU	all-time rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	21 years	71 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1950	Elgin Downs, AU	all-time rain	186.4 mm (7.3 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1950	Subiaco, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1950	Gunbower, AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52.9 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1950	Texarkana Webb Fld, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1950	Anthony Lagoon, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1950	Monierkhal, IN	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1950	Dullabcherra, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1950	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	71 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1950	Condamine Plains, AU	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1950	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1950	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1950	Ai-Petri, UA	daily rain	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1950	Gatton Allan Street, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1950	Wolston Park Hospital, AU	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1950	Bald Hills Post Office, AU	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1950	Toombul Bowls Club, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1950	Sandgate Post Office, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1950	Rucker Canyon, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1950	Santa Margarita, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	32 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1950. 1950 had 280 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 25	182
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	17
75 to 100	5
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1