Weather Records on 10 February 1971

1,094 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1971. Highest significance: Kendrew Estates, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 February 1971

On 10 February 1971, 1,094 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
133 were record highs and 425 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Kendrew Estates set a daily record precipitation of 51.5 mm (2.0 in) on 10 February 1971.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,094 stations

1,094 station records on 10 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kendrew Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yan Yean	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
New Norfolk	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton (Uralla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Double Gates)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jindivick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bindi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Uplands (Gibbo River Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cowes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Adolphskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Benambra (Evandale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Essendon Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Coranderrk Badger Weir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Meryula)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
San Remo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Reedy Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta Dcnr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamieson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toorourrong Reservoir (Toorour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmore Assumption College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Geeveston Police Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Childers Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eltham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tunnack Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canbelego Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon (Samuel Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Epping	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Warburton (O'Shannassy Reservo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stonehouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Judbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Renison Bell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cordalba Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booneville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Thurulgoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orbost (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Arteaga	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,094 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 139, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 286, Heaviest daily rainfall 417, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 10 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	139
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	286
Heaviest daily rainfall	417
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 10 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 16, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

910 broken records

Margins by which the 910 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

10 February 1971

Top 20 records on 10 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1971	Kendrew Estates, ZA	daily rain	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1971	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1971	Franklin, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	62 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1971	Yan Yean, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	92 years	61 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1971	New Norfolk, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 February 1971	Hamilton (Uralla), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Cobar (Double Gates), AU	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	60 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Jindivick, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Bindi, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Buchan, AU	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Uplands (Gibbo River Park), AU	monthly rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Cowes, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Adolphskraal, ZA	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Benambra (Evandale), AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Essendon Airport, AU	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Coranderrk Badger Weir, AU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	55 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1971	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	75 years	47 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 1,094 records.

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

Records on 02-10 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1829	1
1845	1
1853	1
1856	2
1857	1
1858	1
1862	3
1864	1
1865	1
1869	3
1870	2
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1876	1
1878	1
1879	3
1881	2
1883	2
1885	1
1887	3
1888	2
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1892	1
1893	6
1895	3
1897	1
1898	4
1899	22
1902	3
1903	11
1904	14
1905	7
1906	11
1907	6
1908	9
1909	16
1910	14
1911	105
1912	43
1913	27
1914	52
1915	20
1916	77
1917	28
1918	44
1919	69
1920	62
1921	40
1922	62
1923	107
1924	87
1925	348
1926	142
1927	61
1928	151
1929	456
1930	77
1931	95
1932	1,196
1933	583
1934	369
1935	420
1936	366
1937	401
1938	543
1939	931
1940	560
1941	221
1942	412
1943	286
1944	580
1945	144
1946	398
1947	584
1948	490
1949	396
1950	244
1951	986
1952	538
1953	558
1954	619
1955	836
1956	626
1957	668
1958	527
1959	1,173
1960	683
1961	764
1962	741
1963	625
1964	410
1965	887
1966	1,235
1967	342
1968	345
1969	1,176
1970	698
1971	1,094
1972	240
1973	755
1974	356
1975	585
1976	1,440
1977	639
1978	1,159
1979	1,807
1980	1,054
1981	1,572
1982	1,214
1983	500
1984	435
1985	912
1986	1,140
1987	762
1988	819
1989	729
1990	1,666
1991	584
1992	646
1993	857
1994	1,402
1995	757
1996	1,397
1997	778
1998	1,411
1999	1,912
2000	961
2001	1,102
2002	1,256
2003	859
2004	757
2005	1,058
2006	477
2007	854
2008	915
2009	1,543
2010	1,358
2011	2,103
2012	963
2013	602
2014	824
2015	937
2016	942
2017	1,568
2018	560
2019	973
2020	1,235
2021	837
2022	772
2023	705
2024	1,197
2025	803
2026	636

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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	860
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1