Weather Records on 9 February 1956

754 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1956. Highest significance: Hillsboro, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1956

On 9 February 1956, 754 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 720 daily.
Hillsboro set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 9 February 1956.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

754 stations

754 station records on 9 February 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Barraba (Neranghi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goomeri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Merrywinbone (Oreel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rietfontein (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Gravesend Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moree (Bullerana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Vega 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Itaporanga Dajuda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willowmore	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cranganore	India	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.7 C (-28.7 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wee Waa (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Prince Albert Road (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Plainview	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fernlees Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yabba Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thallon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ouricuri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lagarto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.3 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Derra Derra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tangley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wien	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wondai Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milguy (Myee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bundarra (Araluen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Parkes (Macarthur Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-21.3 C (-6.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bjuraker	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narromine (Alagala Old)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bellata Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mascotte Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Range (Victoria St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flores (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Milesovka	Czech Republic	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

754 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 27, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 61, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 432, Heaviest daily snowfall 50, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 9 February 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	27
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	61
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	432
Heaviest daily snowfall	50
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 9 February 1956 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 23, daily 720.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

700 broken records

Margins by which the 700 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1956

Top 20 records on 9 February 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1956	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1956	Barraba (Neranghi), AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Goomeri Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Merrywinbone (Oreel), AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Rietfontein (Pol), ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Gravesend Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Whiteriver 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Walma, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Moree (Bullerana), AU	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Vega 2NW, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Itaporanga Dajuda, BR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Willowmore, ZA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Oberon (Jenolan Caves), AU	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Cranganore, IN	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Gavle, SE	all-time low min	-33.7 C (-28.7 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	63 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Bundarra Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Double Island Point Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1956	Uccle, BE	daily low max	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	114 years	44 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1956. 1956 had 754 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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Data for records on 1956-02-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 100	689
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1