Weather Records on 9 February 1980

1,124 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1980. Highest significance: Clinton, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1980

On 9 February 1980, 1,124 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 193 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 19 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,070 daily.
Clinton set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 9 February 1980.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,124 stations

1,124 station records on 9 February 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Doniphan	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily snowfall	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Sprg Radio Kuku	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Long Is 1N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Iola 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Socorro	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sitio Do Mato	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Natchez	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lockwood	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Summersville 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Propria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fisk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Larned	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elk	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Neosho Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gaffney 6 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aseral	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.7 C (7.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabeth City Cgas	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Resaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jasper	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-37.6 C (-35.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas 1	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holyoke	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clovis	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Advance 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-37.6 C (-35.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cawker City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Union City	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Thurber 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Suffolk Lake Kilby	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-33.0 C (-27.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toccoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alton 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Orogrande	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haskell	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dawsonville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,124 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 131, Lowest daily maximum 100, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 93, Heaviest daily rainfall 242, Heaviest daily snowfall 222, Deepest snow cover 273.

Records on 9 February 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	131
Lowest daily maximum	100
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	93
Heaviest daily rainfall	242
Heaviest daily snowfall	222
Deepest snow cover	273

Records on 9 February 1980 by timescale: all-time 19, monthly 35, daily 1,070.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

920 broken records

Margins by which the 920 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 468.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1980

Top 20 records on 9 February 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1980	Clinton, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1980	Doniphan, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Valdez WSO, US	daily snowfall	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	46.8 cm (18.4 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Rietpoort, ZA	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Willow Sprg Radio Kuku, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Decatur, US	all-time snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	70 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Long Is 1N, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Pawhuska, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Iola 1 W, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Socorro, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Clifton City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Cheyenne, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Sitio Do Mato, BR	daily rain	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Natchez, US	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Lockwood, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Summersville 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Ft Sumner, US	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	69 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Propria, BR	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	10 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Malvern, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1980	Fisk, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	44 years	48 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1980. 1980 had 1,124 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 February 1980
Margin	Records
0 to 100	847
100 to 200	64
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1