Weather Records on 9 February 1991

720 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 1991. Highest significance: Oxford Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 1991

On 9 February 1991, 720 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
402 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 704 daily.
Oxford Downs set a daily record precipitation of 72.0 mm (2.8 in) on 9 February 1991.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

720 stations

720 station records on 9 February 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oxford Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Nagpur Sonegaon	India	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wattisham	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Montemorelos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Aterradinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gramadinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record daily precipitation	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cranford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
New Beith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Heathrow	United Kingdom	Record snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lodi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Quadra	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taquaral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tecolutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Lean	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gumri	Armenia	Record low minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Itapetininga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	64.1 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eastbourne	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Medford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stevens Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Piraju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mather 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Glenroy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.6 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oriente	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Artemis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
De Bilt	Netherlands	Record low minimum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banyo Seminary	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Campina Do Monte Alegre An/Ces	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Miguel Arcanjo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.5 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sheboygan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-4.2 C (24.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rupert 3 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	132.1 cm (52.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Ryde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Conondale Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cacaloapan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Walhalla	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tullochard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fazenda Bem Vinda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

720 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 298, Lowest daily maximum 29, Highest daily minimum 104, Lowest daily minimum 45, Heaviest daily rainfall 207, Deepest snow cover 37.

Records on 9 February 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	298
Lowest daily maximum	29
Highest daily minimum	104
Lowest daily minimum	45
Heaviest daily rainfall	207
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	37

Records on 9 February 1991 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 14, daily 704.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

585 broken records

Margins by which the 585 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 1991

Top 20 records on 9 February 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 1991	Oxford Downs, AU	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	66.7 mm (2.6 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1991	Aramac Post Office, AU	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	102 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 February 1991	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	94 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Nagpur Sonegaon, IN	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	12 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Wattisham, GB	all-time snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	9 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Montemorelos, MX	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Fazenda Aterradinho, BR	daily rain	134.0 mm (5.3 in)	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Gramadinho, BR	daily rain	82.1 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Flora Downs, AU	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Anqing, CN	daily rain	38.7 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	25 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Cranford, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	New Beith, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Turallin, AU	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Heathrow, GB	daily snow depth	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	7.0 cm (2.8 in)	5 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Spooner Ag Rsch STN, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	92 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Lodi, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Porto Ermidao (Faz.Harmonia), BR	monthly rain	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 1991	Quadra, BR	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	37 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1991. 1991 had 720 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 20	527
20 to 40	43
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1