Weather Records on 9 February 1978

1,274 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1978. Highest significance: Montpelier, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1978

On 9 February 1978, 1,274 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
63 were record highs and 224 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 32 were all-time records, 50 monthly and 1,192 daily.
Montpelier set a daily record snow depth of 53.3 cm (21.0 in) on 9 February 1978.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,274 stations

1,274 station records on 9 February 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Saint Johns	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boise City 2 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bakersfield AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Paulo Afonso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Uitenhage	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Shamrock	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Juazeiro (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Edwardsport Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chamberlain	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Owensboro 3ENE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Purcell 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Weltevrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Perryton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater St School	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Muenster	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vinson	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsay 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Erick	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Maramec	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Berne Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delphi 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Qulin	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goodwell Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hennessey 4 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hollis 5E	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petrolandia (Itaparica)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Amity	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,274 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 49, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 265, Deepest snow cover 476.

Records on 9 February 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	49
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	265
Deepest snow cover	476

Records on 9 February 1978 by timescale: all-time 32, monthly 50, daily 1,192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,075 broken records

Margins by which the 1,075 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 686.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1978

Top 20 records on 9 February 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1978	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1978	Saint Johns, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1978	Norman 3SSE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1978	Boise City 2 E, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1978	Bakersfield AP, US	all-time rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1978	Paulo Afonso, BR	monthly rain	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1978	Palestine, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1978	Tishomingo Natl Wr, US	all-time snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	Uitenhage, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	Huntington, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	77 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	Anderson 1 N, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	Lima Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	Shamrock, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	Juazeiro (Pcd), BR	daily rain	106.3 mm (4.2 in)	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	Edwardsport Pwr Plt, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	Killdeer 8 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	London State Fish Hatchery, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	Chamberlain, US	all-time snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1978	Owensboro 3ENE, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	54 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1978. 1978 had 1,274 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 100	905
100 to 200	133
200 to 300	26
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2