Weather Records on 9 February 1972

270 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1972. Highest significance: Red Lodge, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1972

On 9 February 1972, 270 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
25 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 265 daily.
Red Lodge set a daily record snow depth of 111.8 cm (44.0 in) on 9 February 1972.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 518 records.

Record Map

270 stations

270 station records on 9 February 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Miles City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kuridala Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moreton Telegraph Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hamakuapoko 485	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalaupapa 563	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Marais 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Innsbruck	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Apatzingan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record low maximum temperature	-4.5 C (23.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Miami Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cherokee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
McCook	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chillicothe 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Canistota 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mission 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Honohina 137	United States	Record daily precipitation	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kipahulu 258	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Laredo	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rio Grande City	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nebitdag	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Falfurrias	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kolezma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Glendive	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elwood 8 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mys Zelanija	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Unskij Majak	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakherden	Turkmenistan	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

270 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 34, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 97, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 9 February 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	34
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	97
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 9 February 1972 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 265.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

219 broken records

Margins by which the 219 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1972

Top 20 records on 9 February 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1972	Red Lodge, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	42 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1972	Kailua 446, US	daily rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	64 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1972	Miles City, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	60 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1972	Kuridala Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1972	Moreton Telegraph Station, AU	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1972	Hamakuapoko 485, US	daily rain	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1972	Ganca, AZ	daily low min	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	78 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1972	Jataizinho Aneel/Cesp, BR	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Poplar 2 E, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	78 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Kalaupapa 563, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Usina Pinhal (Eloy Chaves), BR	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Clinton, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	52 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Lima, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Grand Marais 2 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	4 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Brisbane Regional Office, AU	daily low max	23.6 C (74.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Marshalltown, US	daily low min	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	72 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Indianola 1SW, US	daily low min	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Innsbruck, AT	daily high max	15.7 C (60.3 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	60 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Apatzingan (Smn), MX	daily low max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1972	Bolivar, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	29 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1972. 1972 had 270 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	217
100 to 200	1
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1