Weather Records on 9 February 1954

1,034 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1954. Highest significance: Orion, AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1954

On 9 February 1954, 1,034 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
748 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 1,009 daily.
Orion set a monthly record daily precipitation of 176.8 mm (7.0 in) on 9 February 1954.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,034 stations

1,034 station records on 9 February 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orion	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bluff Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rainworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arcturus Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St John's	Canada	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clover Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Aubins	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bauhinia Downs Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tindarey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Matos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wooroona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	178.8 mm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.7 mm (4.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Maria	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blair	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellendale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mullaley (Goolhi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zumbrota	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camboon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
St George Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collerina (Corrella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lowestoft	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Old Banchory Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coorada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.2 mm (7.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tarella)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tottenham (Moira Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kunwarara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.2 mm (6.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Reedy Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Caiwarro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,034 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 609, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 139, Lowest daily minimum 15, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 February 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	609
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	139
Lowest daily minimum	15
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 February 1954 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 19, daily 1,009.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 171.7. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1954

Top 20 records on 9 February 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1954	Orion, AU	monthly rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	1 year	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Bluff Post Office, AU	daily rain	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	144.5 mm (5.7 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Rainworth, AU	all-time rain	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	14 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Arcturus Downs, AU	daily rain	198.1 mm (7.8 in)	171.7 mm (6.8 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Gindie State Farm, AU	daily rain	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	St John's, CA	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Emerald Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Blackwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Clover Creek, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Franklin, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	38 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	St Aubins, AU	all-time rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Bauhinia Downs Store, AU	all-time rain	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Telemon Station, AU	monthly rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Bollon Mary St, AU	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Banana Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Wilcannia (Reid St), AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1954	Cobar (Tindarey), AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	57 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

1798 to 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1954. 1954 had 1,034 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 25	847
25 to 50	27
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	1