Weather Records on 9 February 1957

1,072 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1957. Highest significance: Dalu, IN.

Key Facts for 9 February 1957

On 9 February 1957, 1,072 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
797 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 1,045 daily.
Dalu set a daily record precipitation of 40.6 mm (1.6 in) on 9 February 1957.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,072 stations

1,072 station records on 9 February 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Dalu	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cardabia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chapleau 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harrismith (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mia Mia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Manouan Sanmaur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Appin Church St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dillon 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Steynsburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dahlonega 4WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Thief River Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bay Saint Louis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tijeras Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.9 C (40.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingburg AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mason City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Magdalena	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greeneville Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Paris	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kommissiepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,072 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 281, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 516, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 225, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 9 February 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	281
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	516
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	225
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 9 February 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 27, daily 1,045.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1957

Top 20 records on 9 February 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1957	Dalu, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Salem, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Cardabia, AU	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Chapleau 2, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Virden, CA	daily high min	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	11.7 C (21.1 F)	65 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Marion, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Harrismith (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Anchorage, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Steamboat Springs, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Virden, CA	daily high max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	65 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Gumla, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Marietta Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Mia Mia, AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Socorro, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	63 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1957	Manouan Sanmaur, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1957	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	63 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1957	Putbus, DE	daily high min	4.9 C (40.8 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	62 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1957	Steamboat Springs, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	13 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1957	Washington, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1957. 1957 had 1,072 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 20	827
20 to 40	19
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2