Weather Records on 10 February 1974

356 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 10 February 1974. Highest significance: Leliefontein, ZA.

Key Facts for 10 February 1974

On 10 February 1974, 356 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
113 were record highs and 82 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 352 daily.
Leliefontein set a daily record precipitation of 82.5 mm (3.2 in) on 10 February 1974.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

356 stations

356 station records on 10 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 10 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leliefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forest Grove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de la Hague	France	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hope	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boras	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeira Do Pombal (Pombal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Beer Sheva	Israel	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cle Elum	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taung	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
London Locks	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bernburg/Saale (Nord)	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rockville 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Northam	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Spencer	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaceburg	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lindenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Morawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Belleplain STN Forest	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden Wahnsdorf	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.3 C (43.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Angermunde	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Villaflores (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
El Chico	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shenkursk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record snow depth	81.0 cm (31.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Assiniboine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Patchogue 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Delicias (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	158.0 cm (62.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lanquedoc	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Saguache	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Winifred	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Muzi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wisley	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Strathalbyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

356 records

Records set or tied on 10 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 38, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 10 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	38
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 10 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 352.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

299 broken records

Margins by which the 299 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

10 February 1974

Top 20 records on 10 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 February 1974	Leliefontein, ZA	daily rain	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1974	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1974	Forest Grove, AU	monthly rain	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1974	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1974	Pte de la Hague, FR	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	92 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1974	Eastbourne, GB	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1974	Port Hope, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	90 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1974	Oberlin, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1974	Boras, SE	daily rain	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1974	Ribeira Do Pombal (Pombal), BR	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1974	Beer Sheva, IL	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 1974	Regensburg, DE	daily high max	12.1 C (53.8 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1974	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	4.8 C (40.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	79 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1974	Berne Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	56 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1974	Cle Elum, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	73 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1974	Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, US	daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1974	Taung, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1974	London Locks, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1974	Abydos, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1974	Bernburg/Saale (Nord), DE	daily high min	5.8 C (42.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1974. 1974 had 356 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 10	262
10 to 20	17
20 to 30	7
30 to 40	5
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	4
60 to 70	2
70 to 80	2