Weather Records on 9 February 1976

1,406 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1976. Highest significance: Ogden Pioneer Ph, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1976

On 9 February 1976, 1,406 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
672 were record highs and 139 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 83 monthly and 1,309 daily.
Ogden Pioneer Ph set a monthly record daily precipitation of 66.3 mm (2.6 in) on 9 February 1976.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

1,406 stations

1,406 station records on 9 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ogden Pioneer Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Caliente	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Innamincka Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Patton Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Hawkesdale (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hungerford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.1 mm (6.3 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hatch	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Oodnadatta Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Enngonia (Belalie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Woolsthorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Abminga Railway Siding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gardabani	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
South Pass City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jacobsdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dilijan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Alberga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	180.0 mm (7.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Coleraine Hospital	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Edwards Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	154.6 mm (6.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Macumba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	159.2 mm (6.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cooke Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ceduna (Koonibba Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
New Harmony	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lermontovo	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milparinka (Mount Arrowsmith)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weilmoringle (Caringle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.2 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.5 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willowvale (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Strydenberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Corinne	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Finke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.5 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Yandra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Coulta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Odzun	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cookhouse (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.7 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bear River Refuge	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Balcanoona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Venterstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Wertaloona)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blinman (Wirrealpa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Frome Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ebenezer (Weltevrede)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Esperanza	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blythe	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,406 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 322, Lowest daily maximum 75, Highest daily minimum 350, Lowest daily minimum 64, Heaviest daily rainfall 542, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 9 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	322
Lowest daily maximum	75
Highest daily minimum	350
Lowest daily minimum	64
Heaviest daily rainfall	542
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 9 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 83, daily 1,309.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,230 broken records

Margins by which the 1,230 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 900.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1976

Top 20 records on 9 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1976	Ogden Pioneer Ph, US	monthly rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	67 years	77 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Caliente, US	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Innamincka Station, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	79 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Broken Hill (Patton Street), AU	daily rain	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	79 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Hawkesdale (Post Office), AU	daily rain	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	64 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Broken Hill (Stephens Creek Re, AU	daily rain	75.6 mm (3.0 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	62 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Hungerford, AU	all-time rain	159.1 mm (6.3 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Hatch, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Oodnadatta Airport, AU	all-time rain	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Enngonia (Belalie), AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	74.3 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Woolsthorpe, AU	daily rain	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	64 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Mecca Fire STN, US	monthly rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Abminga Railway Siding, AU	monthly rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	29 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Tevredenheid, ZA	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	52 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Gardabani, GE	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	South Pass City, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1976	Jacobsdal (Pol), ZA	monthly rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1976	Dilijan, AM	monthly rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1976	Marree (Farina), AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1976	Fort Beaufort, ZA	daily rain	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	58 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1976. 1976 had 1,406 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 200	1,217
200 to 400	7
400 to 600	4
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	1