Weather Records on 9 February 1986

1,140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1986. Highest significance: Graz, AT.

Key Facts for 9 February 1986

On 9 February 1986, 1,140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
96 were record highs and 698 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 32 monthly and 1,099 daily.
Graz set a daily record precipitation of 40.0 mm (1.6 in) on 9 February 1986.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

1,140 stations

1,140 station records on 9 February 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Lorenzo	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Memphis	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Doutor Pedrinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bakensrug	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lodgepole	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record low maximum temperature	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-14.8 C (5.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-17.9 C (-0.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stonington	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trier	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arnsberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Basel Binningen	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Ross	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crossroads 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsbluff W B Heilig Fld AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kleve	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-13.8 C (7.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low maximum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Snowflake	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Maastricht	Netherlands	Record low maximum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record low maximum temperature	24.8 C (76.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wolf Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canyon	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Tegel	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tihosuco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Karval	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalhart FAA AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,140 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 481, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 217, Heaviest daily rainfall 131, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 110.

Records on 9 February 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	481
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	217
Heaviest daily rainfall	131
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	110

Records on 9 February 1986 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 32, daily 1,099.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

945 broken records

Margins by which the 945 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 1986

Top 20 records on 9 February 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1986	Graz, AT	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	70 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1986	Lorenzo, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1986	Bosque del Apache, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	91 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Memphis, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	78 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	monthly low max	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	120 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	87 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Carrizozo 1SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Doutor Pedrinho, BR	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Newkirk 5NE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Snowflake, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Arnsberg, DE	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	4.6 C (8.3 F)	90 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Bakensrug, ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Altastenberg, DE	daily low max	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Freiburg, DE	daily low max	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Gage AP, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	76 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Bamberg, DE	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	90 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Lodgepole, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	86 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	66 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1986	Estancia, BR	daily rain	64.7 mm (2.5 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	42 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1986. 1986 had 1,140 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	870
50 to 100	48
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1