Weather Records on 9 February 1971

1,015 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1971. Highest significance: Alexandria 4 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1971

On 9 February 1971, 1,015 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 318 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 987 daily.
Alexandria 4 WSW set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 9 February 1971.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,015 stations

1,015 station records on 9 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Alexandria 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Conargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Marysville	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Conargo (Puckawidgee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mansfield 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Mumblebone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon Coldstream Ranch	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gisborne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Fairy (Merigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Addison	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Geurie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Scheurfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Braeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Skaneateles	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Timboon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Portsmouth-Sciotoville	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crossville Ed & Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Downtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Frogmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Big Moose 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cortland	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Fernbank	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Glenville	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,015 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 43, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 38, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 371, Heaviest daily snowfall 138, Deepest snow cover 107.

Records on 9 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	43
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	38
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	371
Heaviest daily snowfall	138
Deepest snow cover	107

Records on 9 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 22, daily 987.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

860 broken records

Margins by which the 860 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1971

Top 20 records on 9 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1971	Alexandria 4 WSW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1971	Conargo Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	60 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1971	Marysville, US	monthly snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1971	Conargo (Puckawidgee), AU	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1971	Mansfield 5 W, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Delaware, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Warren (Mumblebone), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	74 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Vernon Coldstream Ranch, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Mamagalieskraal Suid(Irr), ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Waverly, US	daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	74 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Beaver Falls 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Gisborne, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Mount Fairy (Merigan), AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Addison, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Geurie Post Office, AU	daily rain	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1971	Wilby, AU	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	48 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1971. 1971 had 1,015 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	738
50 to 100	74
100 to 150	35
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1