Weather Records on 9 February 1966

1,610 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1966. Highest significance: Farmerville, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1966

On 9 February 1966, 1,610 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
675 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 16 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,527 daily.
Farmerville set a monthly record daily precipitation of 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 9 February 1966.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

1,610 stations

1,610 station records on 9 February 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bruning	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
David City 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Guide Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Serra Negra Do Norte	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Great Bend 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Birch Tree	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Natal	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Osceola	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gove 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wilburton 9 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Granja	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-34.1 C (-29.4 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Atoka	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Galena	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Flamengo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fischers Store	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tenindewa Bindu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pomerode	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Karlstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Aracati	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Devils Lake Kdlr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ozark Beach 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cool Junction	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brillion	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	131.4 mm (5.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Flahult	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-37.1 C (-34.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ibicua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	140.6 mm (5.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Recanto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gravata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quebrangulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tapalpa (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,610 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 207, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 468, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 706, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 9 February 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	207
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	468
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	706
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 9 February 1966 by timescale: all-time 16, monthly 67, daily 1,527.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,433 broken records

Margins by which the 1,433 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1966

Top 20 records on 9 February 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1966	Farmerville, US	monthly rain	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1966	Gainesville, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	33 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1966	Bruning, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1966	Fayetteville Exp STN, US	monthly rain	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1966	David City 4E, US	monthly rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1966	Guide Rock, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	64 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1966	Jonkoping, SE	all-time low min	-32.7 C (-26.9 F)	4.2 C (7.6 F)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Serra Negra Do Norte, BR	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Healy, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Great Bend 3WNW, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Birch Tree, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Natal, BR	daily rain	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Eureka 1E, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Hudson, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Osceola, US	monthly rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Gove 4W, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Fairmont, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Schuyler, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1966	Wilburton 9 ENE, US	monthly rain	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	52 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1966. 1966 had 1,610 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 100	1,418
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1