Weather Records on 9 February 1958

375 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1958. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1958

On 9 February 1958, 375 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 65 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 366 daily.
Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record precipitation of 148.3 mm (5.8 in) on 9 February 1958.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

375 stations

375 station records on 9 February 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Sydney Botanic Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Randwick Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Kiama Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mosman (Bapaume Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mosman Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (Lorna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Penrose (Panorama)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Audley National Park Bottom St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helensburgh (Sawan St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sans Souci (Public School)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Centennial Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mittagong (Beatrice Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Earlwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Exeter	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wollstonecraft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Newell	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Concord Walker Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crookhaven Heads	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Darkes Forest (Kintyre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maddens Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dapto West (Stane Dykes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ituacu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.3 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagarcoil	India	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lidcombe (Carnarvon Golf Club)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chatswood Water Supply	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Telluride 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cookeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tambar Springs Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Potts Hill Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Manly Town Hall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Newell	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sutherland Mwsdb	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.8 C (-25.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Junsele	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	12.4 C (54.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.5 C (-1.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Richland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

375 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 18.

Records on 9 February 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	18

Records on 9 February 1958 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 366.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1958

Top 20 records on 9 February 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1958	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily rain	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1958	Sydney Botanic Gardens, AU	daily rain	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	63 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1958	Randwick Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	62 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1958	Gerringong (Mayflower Village), AU	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1958	Kiama Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1958	Mosman (Bapaume Road), AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	46 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Mosman Water Supply, AU	daily rain	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Riverview Observatory, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Jamberoo (Lorna), AU	daily rain	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	153.5 mm (6.0 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	141.7 mm (5.6 in)	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Penrose (Panorama), AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Audley National Park Bottom St, AU	daily rain	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road), AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Helensburgh (Sawan St), AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Sans Souci (Public School), AU	daily rain	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Centennial Park, AU	daily rain	185.4 mm (7.3 in)	158.0 mm (6.2 in)	2 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Mittagong (Beatrice Street), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Earlwood Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Exeter, AU	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1958	Ryde Pumping Station, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	41 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1958. 1958 had 375 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 50	246
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1