Weather Records on 9 February 1963

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1963. Highest significance: Meekatharra Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1963

On 9 February 1963, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
300 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 620 daily.
Meekatharra Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 55.4 mm (2.2 in) on 9 February 1963.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 9 February 1963 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1963: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meekatharra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wattoning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Noondoonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fraser Range	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cullculli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Caetite	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Augustus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Myrup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tororo	Uganda	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edjudina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Norseman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Korong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Depot Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kooline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Koonadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bryah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nurina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bodallin South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buttah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kathleen Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maytown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-25.8 C (-14.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maroonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Four Corners	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jouerdine South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lencois	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Andarai	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.7 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wondinong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Quondong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums Res.STN.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
I Dunno	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cowichan Bay Cherry Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pella 1S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bidgemia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Salmon Gums	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
McCall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tatoosh Island Wb	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Doodlakine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1963 by type: Highest daily maximum 198, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 254, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 9 February 1963 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	198
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	254
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 9 February 1963 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 620.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1963

Top 20 records on 9 February 1963 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1963	Meekatharra Post Office, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	48 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Wattoning, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Noondoonia, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Genoa, IT	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Clearwater, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Fraser Range, AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Cullculli, AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Caetite, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Mount Augustus, AU	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	0 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Myrup, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Tororo, UG	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Liberty 1 NE, US	all-time low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Edjudina, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Norseman, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Korong, AU	monthly rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	163.1 mm (6.4 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	73 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	74 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Britannia Beach Furry Cr, CA	monthly high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1963	Depot Springs, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	38 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 1963

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1963. 1963 had 635 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 1963-02-09: 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 20	455
20 to 40	50
40 to 60	17
60 to 80	6
80 to 100	6
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1