Weather Records on 9 February 1977

514 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1977. Highest significance: Umba, RU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1977

On 9 February 1977, 514 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
211 were record highs and 88 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 499 daily.
Umba set a monthly record daily precipitation of 30.0 mm (1.2 in) on 9 February 1977.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

514 stations

514 station records on 9 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Umba	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	167.6 cm (66.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nornalup	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irwin	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cobram Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Conceicao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Limoeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raymondville	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perpignan	France	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Campbell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Barnesville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hiram	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Farmland 5 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sigmarszell-Zeisertsweiler	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.4 C (36.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

514 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 148, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 100.

Records on 9 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	148
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	100

Records on 9 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

394 broken records

Margins by which the 394 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1295.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1977

Top 20 records on 9 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1977	Umba, RU	monthly rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Watertown, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Dayton Mcd, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Versailles, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Fredonia, US	daily snow depth	167.6 cm (66.0 in)	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Nornalup, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Irwin, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Defiance, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	76 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Cobram Post Office, AU	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Washington 1 W, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Franklin, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1977	Philo 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	39 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1977. 1977 had 514 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	382
200 to 400	11
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	1