Weather Records on 14 February 1961

352 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 February 1961. Highest significance: Cobra Station, AU.

Key Facts for 14 February 1961

On 14 February 1961, 352 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
134 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 339 daily.
Cobra Station set an all-time record daily precipitation of 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 14 February 1961.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

352 stations

352 station records on 14 February 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 February 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cobra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Purcellville	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Moorarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ninette	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miraima	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mangaroon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sivakasi	India	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Phillip	Australia	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Peraiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lancaster 2 NE Pump St	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beringarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Doolgunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Culpeper	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Whim Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Koonmarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacare	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellsboro 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Angul	India	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Munarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riggins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
George School	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooya Pooya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mulungu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Campo Grande (Augusto Severo)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ebensburg	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tangorin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Madurai	India	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.6 C (34.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Xique-Xique (Igatu)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Malhada Vermelha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Defiance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

352 records

Records set or tied on 14 February 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 14 February 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 14 February 1961 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 9, daily 339.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

281 broken records

Margins by which the 281 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 February 1961

Top 20 records on 14 February 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 February 1961	Cobra Station, AU	all-time rain	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	0 years	66 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1961	Purcellville, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	47 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 February 1961	Moorarie, AU	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Ninette, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Lyndon, AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Miraima, BR	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Mangaroon, AU	monthly rain	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Virden, CA	monthly snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Sivakasi, IN	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Mount Phillip, AU	all-time rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	0 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Peraiyur, IN	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Lancaster 2 NE Pump St, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Beringarra, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Bridgehampton, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Three Rivers, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Pierson, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily high min	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	96 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	1 year	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

1794 to 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1961. 1961 had 352 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	1
1806	1
1825	1
1829	1
1830	1
1836	1
1845	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	8
1858	2
1860	1
1864	1
1865	3
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1877	2
1879	1
1880	1
1882	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1887	1
1889	4
1892	1
1893	1
1894	1
1895	7
1896	1
1898	8
1899	13
1900	1
1901	5
1902	4
1903	8
1904	12
1905	30
1906	3
1907	10
1908	20
1909	17
1910	4
1911	100
1912	11
1913	86
1914	71
1915	55
1916	62
1917	122
1918	41
1919	52
1920	26
1921	46
1922	33
1923	133
1924	108
1925	77
1926	147
1927	131
1928	255
1929	222
1930	167
1931	264
1932	243
1933	189
1934	586
1935	444
1936	929
1937	460
1938	596
1939	354
1940	278
1941	148
1942	491
1943	672
1944	435
1945	407
1946	578
1947	738
1948	522
1949	1,336
1950	595
1951	657
1952	281
1953	180
1954	1,383
1955	515
1956	382
1957	482
1958	644
1959	875
1960	945
1961	352
1962	708
1963	247
1964	176
1965	291
1966	719
1967	580
1968	526
1969	822
1970	578
1971	832
1972	379
1973	486
1974	413
1975	400
1976	511
1977	463
1978	1,158
1979	2,176
1980	681
1981	946
1982	843
1983	934
1984	1,138
1985	727
1986	937
1987	702
1988	511
1989	1,224
1990	2,162
1991	1,076
1992	829
1993	629
1994	742
1995	1,981
1996	1,102
1997	935
1998	1,409
1999	842
2000	1,242
2001	1,063
2002	683
2003	1,040
2004	1,180
2005	915
2006	668
2007	1,825
2008	855
2009	979
2010	1,051
2011	802
2012	747
2013	288
2014	1,445
2015	980
2016	1,286
2017	787
2018	391
2019	749
2020	936
2021	3,053
2022	469
2023	736
2024	647
2025	550
2026	627

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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 100	260
100 to 200	13
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1