Weather Records on 9 February 1981

705 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1981. Highest significance: Doctors Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1981

On 9 February 1981, 705 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
215 were record highs and 115 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 684 daily.
Doctors Creek set a daily record precipitation of 90.8 mm (3.6 in) on 9 February 1981.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

705 stations

705 station records on 9 February 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Doctors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kelvin	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
The Entrance (Eloora Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
South Danbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clube de Regatas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vaalpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Camp Ave Exp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jigalong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Star Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chittenden	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mulga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canaan	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Conquista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	103.3 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oracle 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cloudcroft	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Run (River)	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pechey Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Lazy H Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broadview	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-5.2 C (22.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ulan-Ude	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.6 C (11.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
McNary 2N	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Peru	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vichy Rolla Natl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Randwick Racecourse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mountainair	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.4 C (25.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mannington 8 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Palmira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.8 mm (2.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.3 C (27.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clarks Siding	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Allegan 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.5 cm (24.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kellerberrin	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

705 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 91, Lowest daily maximum 79, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 249, Heaviest daily snowfall 111, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 9 February 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	91
Lowest daily maximum	79
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	249
Heaviest daily snowfall	111
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 9 February 1981 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 684.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

590 broken records

Margins by which the 590 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 650.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1981

Top 20 records on 9 February 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1981	Doctors Creek, AU	daily rain	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	69 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Kelvin, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	The Entrance (Eloora Street), AU	all-time rain	246.0 mm (9.7 in)	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	South Danbury, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Clube de Regatas, BR	daily rain	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Vaalpan, ZA	daily rain	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	7 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Tucson Camp Ave Exp, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Jigalong, AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Barkestad, NO	daily snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	79 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Desoto City 8 SW, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Grafton, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Star Lake, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Chittenden, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Mulga Downs, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Senekal (Agr), ZA	monthly rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	3.4 mm (0.13 in)	60 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Manhattan, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Ellenburg Depot, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	81 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1981	Canaan, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	34 years	38 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1981. 1981 had 705 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	577
100 to 200	8
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1