Weather Records on 9 February 1989

1,249 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1989. Highest significance: Richland, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 1989

On 9 February 1989, 1,249 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
449 were record highs and 465 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,221 daily.
Richland set a daily record low minimum temperature of -27.2 C (-17.0 F) on 9 February 1989.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

1,249 stations

1,249 station records on 9 February 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Richland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	61 of 100 (Major)
Richland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	60 of 100 (Major)
Mogi-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bagdad Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lahontan Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudes	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mojave	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Flat Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mangalore (Milford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pathfinder Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Juquitiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Watsonville Wtr Wks	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Beulah	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Humaita (Samarita) .	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rangely 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
J.G.H. van der Wath Airp	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenswood Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Swan Falls Ph	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pahrump 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Owyhee Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
P-Ranch South Place	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	179.0 cm (70.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wolhaarkop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hawthorne AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise Valley 1 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lovelock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Vicente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.5 mm (3.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kirchdorf/Poel	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.9 C (49.8 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bremerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Middleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Martim Francisco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	90.3 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mineiros Do Tiete (Cpef)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cardenas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,249 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 265, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 215, Heaviest daily snowfall 22, Deepest snow cover 98.

Records on 9 February 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	265
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	215
Heaviest daily snowfall	22
Deepest snow cover	98

Records on 9 February 1989 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 24, daily 1,221.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,058 broken records

Margins by which the 1,058 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1989

Top 20 records on 9 February 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1989	Richland, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	12.2 C (22.0 F)	88 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1989	Richland, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	13.3 C (23.9 F)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1989	Mogi-Mirim, BR	daily rain	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	110.9 mm (4.4 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Bagdad Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Summit, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	35 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Lahontan Dam, US	daily low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	P-Ranch South Place, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Santa Gertrudes, BR	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	43 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Sao Pedro, BR	daily rain	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Mojave, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Deer Flat Dam, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	15.0 C (27.0 F)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Circleville, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily low max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	85 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Windsor, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Mangalore (Milford), AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Enterprise, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	81 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Pathfinder Dam, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1989	Lymington (Fattys Lane), AU	daily rain	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	65 years	43 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1989. 1989 had 1,249 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	1,029
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2