Weather Records on 9 February 1970

518 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1970. Highest significance: Oni, GE.

Key Facts for 9 February 1970

On 9 February 1970, 518 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
286 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 498 daily.
Oni set a daily record precipitation of 51.2 mm (2.0 in) on 9 February 1970.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

518 stations

518 station records on 9 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Otatitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pforzheim-Eutingen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hillman	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Buckeye	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ellwangen-Rindelbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosthern	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaisersbach-Cronhutte	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vicosa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kankakee 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Teziutlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth Pwr Substn	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Coruripe	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Port Keats Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	224.5 mm (8.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gudauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	61.8 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Huntington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mangochi	Malawi	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.8 C (78.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lordsburg 4 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rheinstetten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redding Fire STN 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Payette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore-Washington Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.9 C (73.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Heidenheim/Brenz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
De Sabla	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Choteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

518 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 9, Highest daily minimum 106, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 9 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	9
Highest daily minimum	106
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 9 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 498.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

424 broken records

Margins by which the 424 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1970

Top 20 records on 9 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1970	Oni, GE	daily rain	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Otatitlan, MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Pforzheim-Eutingen, DE	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Hillman, AU	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Hobart 2 WNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Cosamaloapan de Carpio (Smn), MX	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Ternej, RU	monthly rain	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Atzalan, MX	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Buckeye, US	monthly high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	64 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Ellwangen-Rindelbach, DE	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Rosthern, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Kaisersbach-Cronhutte, DE	daily rain	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Schwabisch Hall-Bibersfeld, DE	daily rain	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Tomsk, RU	monthly high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	66 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Vicosa, BR	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Crescent City 3 NNW, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Kankakee 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Pontiac, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	64 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1970	Teziutlan, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	34 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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1970. 1970 had 518 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	387
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1