Weather Records on 9 February 1988

786 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1988. Highest significance: Howard, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1988

On 9 February 1988, 786 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
227 were record highs and 67 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 772 daily.
Howard set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 9 February 1988.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

786 stations

786 station records on 9 February 1988 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1988: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Howard	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Driefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Surin	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roy 8 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jubilee Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gjerstad I Aust-Agder	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rooijantjiesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cresco 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shoshoni	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Enzelberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Leeupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nueva Esperanza	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Choteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jeriquara	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.0 C (98.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rooiberg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Dam Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.3 C (32.5 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mongagua	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopdal (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lanihau 68.2	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Tiradentes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Herefoss	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Subauma	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	16.3 C (61.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Campo Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hebron Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vargem Do Engenho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Conservatoria	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Witsieshoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moorside	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newark	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sokode	Togo	Record low maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mizpah 4 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

786 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1988 by type: Highest daily maximum 100, Lowest daily maximum 22, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 128, Deepest snow cover 31.

Records on 9 February 1988 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	100
Lowest daily maximum	22
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	128
Deepest snow cover	31

Records on 9 February 1988 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 12, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

657 broken records

Margins by which the 657 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1988

Top 20 records on 9 February 1988 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1988	Howard, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Driefontein, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Surin, TH	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Waterdale, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Roy 8 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Jubilee Pocket, AU	daily rain	176.6 mm (7.0 in)	129.6 mm (5.1 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Gjerstad I Aust-Agder, NO	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	42 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Rooijantjiesfontein, ZA	all-time rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Cresco 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Plevna, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Shoshoni, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Temilpa, MX	daily high max	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Enzelberg, ZA	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Leeupoort, ZA	monthly rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Nueva Esperanza, MX	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Sheffield, GB	daily rain	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Flatwillow 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Choteau, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	91 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1988	Jeriquara, BR	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	42.3 mm (1.7 in)	33 years	41 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 1988

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1988. 1988 had 786 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 50	604
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	2