Weather Records on 9 February 1979

1,657 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1979. Highest significance: Ottawa 4SW, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1979

On 9 February 1979, 1,657 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
92 were record highs and 618 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 46 were all-time records, 134 monthly and 1,477 daily.
Ottawa 4SW set a daily record snow depth of 68.6 cm (27.0 in) on 9 February 1979.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,657 stations

1,657 station records on 9 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Utica Starved Rock Dam	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Saguache	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Caixa de Areia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mexico	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus Junction	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Russell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Harveyville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beckley Va Hospital	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Indianola 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Fulton	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atchison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Vernon 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Russellville	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Janesville	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,657 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 46, Lowest daily maximum 244, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 374, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 150, Deepest snow cover 629.

Records on 9 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	46
Lowest daily maximum	244
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	374
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	150
Deepest snow cover	629

Records on 9 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 46, monthly 134, daily 1,477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,293 broken records

Margins by which the 1,293 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1143.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1979

Top 20 records on 9 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1979	Ottawa 4SW, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	83 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1979	Deseret, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1979	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1979	Utica Starved Rock Dam, US	monthly snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	34 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1979	Loup City, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1979	Lebo, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	73 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1979	Olathe 3E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1979	Saguache, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	79 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1979	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1979	Centralia, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1979	Galva, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1979	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1979	Marseilles Lock/Dam, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1979	Flora 5 NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1979	Eldon, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	17 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1979	Hannibal Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1979	El Vado Dam, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1979	Cushing, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1979	Whitewater Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 years	52 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1979. 1979 had 1,657 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	1,242
200 to 400	40
400 to 600	7
600 to 800	3
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1