Weather Records on 11 February 1951

957 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 February 1951. Highest significance: Caldwell, CA.

Key Facts for 11 February 1951

On 11 February 1951, 957 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
740 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 49 monthly and 906 daily.
Caldwell set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 11 February 1951.
Across 162 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

957 stations

957 station records on 11 February 1951 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 February 1951: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Browning	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pincher Creek Town	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tiruvangadi	India	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stettler	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minicoy Obsy	India	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avery Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Peermade Residen	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Park Sf	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malta	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Trout Creek 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Coniston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Detroit	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ruel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mountain View Birdseye	Canada	Record daily snowfall	64.0 cm (25.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tempe 3 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yarraloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saibai Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrage Temiscamingue	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hailey 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skagit Pwr Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garden Head	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paragonah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

957 records

Records set or tied on 11 February 1951 by type: Highest daily maximum 469, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 271, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 11 February 1951 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	469
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	271
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 11 February 1951 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 49, daily 906.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

787 broken records

Margins by which the 787 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 460.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 February 1951

Top 20 records on 11 February 1951 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 February 1951	Caldwell, CA	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 years	63 of 100 (Major)
11 February 1951	Babb 6 NE, US	monthly snowfall	49.5 cm (19.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Browning, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Crosby, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Coniston, CA	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Babb 6 NE, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Pincher Creek Town, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Tiruvangadi, IN	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Virginia, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Stettler, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Caldwell, CA	all-time snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	North Bay, CA	monthly snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Minicoy Obsy, IN	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Wallace, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	13 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Mountain View Birdseye, CA	monthly rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 1951	Avery Rs, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	36 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 1951

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1951. 1951 had 957 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 100	775
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1