Weather Records on 13 February 1974

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 1974. Highest significance: Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR.

Key Facts for 13 February 1974

On 13 February 1974, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
201 were record highs and 54 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 389 daily.
Pio IX (Patrocinio) set a daily record precipitation of 100.8 mm (4.0 in) on 13 February 1974.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 13 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pio IX (Patrocinio)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma (Kiaora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose de Piranhas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Homer AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bull Harbour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hidrolandia (Batoque)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bordeaux	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Shawano 2SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.2 C (50.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Prinshof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.1 C (32.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Farmerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.7 C (33.3 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nespelem 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cruz Do Espirito Santo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cave Run Lake	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Piloes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
High Point	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montelimar	France	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-41.0 C (-41.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Catita	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santana Do Cariri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Beechy	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
La Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnsjo	Norway	Record snow depth	183.0 cm (72.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
McKinley Park	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.3 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Catingueira (Juca)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.6 C (38.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 127, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 74, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 116, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 13 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	127
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	74
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	116
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 13 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 389.

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 233.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 1974

Top 20 records on 13 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 1974	Pio IX (Patrocinio), BR	daily rain	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Homer AP, US	daily snowfall	28.4 cm (11.2 in)	23.3 cm (9.2 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Fazenda Agulhas Negras, BR	daily rain	136.0 mm (5.4 in)	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Alert Bay, CA	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Quatsino, CA	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Biesjesfontein, ZA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily high max	10.4 C (50.7 F)	3.2 C (5.8 F)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Cooma (Kiaora), AU	daily rain	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Sao Jose de Piranhas, BR	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Homer AP, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Bull Harbour, CA	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Emerson, CA	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	94 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Hidrolandia (Batoque), BR	daily rain	84.5 mm (3.3 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Karlshamn, SE	daily high max	8.5 C (47.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	89 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Low Head (Comparison), AU	daily high max	24.8 C (76.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	78 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 1974	Putbus, DE	daily high max	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	74 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1974	Bordeaux, ZA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1974	Shawano 2SSW, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	80 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1974	Waren, DE	daily high max	10.2 C (50.4 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1974	Gorlitz, DE	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	74 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

1794 to 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1974. 1974 had 398 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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	325
50 to 100	5
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1