Weather Records on 9 February 1996

1,781 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1996. Highest significance: Vaalbank, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 February 1996

On 9 February 1996, 1,781 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,106 were record highs and 203 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 64 monthly and 1,712 daily.
Vaalbank set a daily record precipitation of 100.0 mm (3.9 in) on 9 February 1996.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

1,781 stations

1,781 station records on 9 February 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Vaalbank	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dover	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Richmond (Brookbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Winning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Merensky (Skl)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Naracoopa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Broederstroom (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	228.5 mm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Nooitgedacht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Balmoral	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Eddystone Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dorado 2 WNW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goedehoop (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Levendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bronte Heights	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Banderlierkop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Grove (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Joacaba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
E Glacier	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Rainier Paradise Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hungry Horse Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	262.0 mm (10.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Braemar	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Apsley (Parki)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zomerkomst (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	178.0 mm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Harwell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	103.5 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Startup 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Botanical Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Temma (Temma Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Granville Harbour	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Redpa (Greenes Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Butlers Gorge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Sorell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Echo Power Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	28.2 cm (11.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,781 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 584, Lowest daily maximum 124, Highest daily minimum 522, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 9 February 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	584
Lowest daily maximum	124
Highest daily minimum	522
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 9 February 1996 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 64, daily 1,712.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,496 broken records

Margins by which the 1,496 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1996

Top 20 records on 9 February 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1996	Vaalbank, ZA	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	76 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Sandford (Maydena), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	46.1 mm (1.8 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	monthly rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Kellevie, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Lunawanna, AU	monthly rain	126.6 mm (5.0 in)	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	25 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Dover, AU	monthly rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	53.5 mm (2.1 in)	26 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Hobart (Waterworks Reserve), AU	monthly rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	91 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Richmond (Brookbank), AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Winning, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	85 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Woodbridge, AU	monthly rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Merensky (Skl), ZA	daily rain	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Naracoopa, AU	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Broederstroom (Bos), ZA	daily rain	228.5 mm (9.0 in)	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Nooitgedacht, ZA	daily rain	168.5 mm (6.6 in)	129.1 mm (5.1 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Balmoral, GB	monthly rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	33 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Moscow U of I, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	93 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Opossum Bay, AU	monthly rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	58 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Rokeby (the Mall), AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	38 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	monthly rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	3 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1996	Eddystone Point, AU	daily rain	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	60 years	59 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1996. 1996 had 1,781 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	1,460
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1