Weather Records on 9 February 1974

425 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1974. Highest significance: Toms River, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1974

On 9 February 1974, 425 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
100 were record highs and 107 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 415 daily.
Toms River set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 9 February 1974.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

425 stations

425 station records on 9 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Warrenton (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
London Locks	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baixo Cotia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
The Pas A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Leeuwin	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	16.5 C (61.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jane Lew	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vladikavkaz	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record low maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thangoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
La Poza Grande	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bedford	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Zacatecas (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Hachita 1W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record low maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pikeville	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kalamare	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Uaua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Remscheid-Lennep	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Navojoa (Ffcc)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atzalan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Onega	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Elatma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.5 C (29.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Nazareth House Farm	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lahaina 361	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Pompeu Sobrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Itapicuru	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kaslo	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

425 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 41, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 56, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 9 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	41
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	56
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 9 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

334 broken records

Margins by which the 334 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1974

Top 20 records on 9 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1974	Toms River, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	Hammonton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	Warrenton (Mun), ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	Freehold-Marlboro, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	Munising, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	Romney 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	Woodville 4 ESE, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	Beckley Va Hospital, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	London Locks, US	monthly snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1974	Baixo Cotia, BR	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1974	The Pas A, CA	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	18 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1974	Bayard, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1974	Cape Leeuwin, AU	daily low max	16.5 C (61.7 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	64 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1974	Tot-Ma, RU	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	2.9 C (5.2 F)	71 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1974	Roosevelt 1 S, US	monthly low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1974	Flemington 5 NNW, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	68 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1974	Arhangelsk, RU	daily high min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	64 years	31 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1974. 1974 had 425 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 25	292
25 to 50	19
50 to 75	11
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1