Weather Records on 9 February 2003

758 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 2003. Highest significance: Burenda, AU.

Key Facts for 9 February 2003

On 9 February 2003, 758 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
333 were record highs and 127 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 740 daily.
Burenda set a daily record precipitation of 107.5 mm (4.2 in) on 9 February 2003.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

758 stations

758 station records on 9 February 2003 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 2003: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burenda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Surbiton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bayrick	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kassala	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
En Nahud	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mo I Rana III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gundare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Angellala Downs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oujda	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bolgrad	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Minnie Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gundoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Augathella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.7 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Middleburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Wwtp 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Durrandella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.4 mm (4.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wansey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hoopeston	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nive Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peakvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Traunstein-Axdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Live Oak	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prague 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Barcaldine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.6 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spring Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsborough Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Ocotlan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Songkhla	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Del Norte 3ENE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huetamo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Prachuap Khiri Khan	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchard 2 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Iliamna AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Raices	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	-0.3 C (31.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Baker	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Colstrip	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

758 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 2003 by type: Highest daily maximum 158, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 62, Heaviest daily rainfall 172, Heaviest daily snowfall 87, Deepest snow cover 39.

Records on 9 February 2003 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	158
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	62
Heaviest daily rainfall	172
Heaviest daily snowfall	87
Deepest snow cover	39

Records on 9 February 2003 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 740.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

586 broken records

Margins by which the 586 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 370.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 2003

Top 20 records on 9 February 2003 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 2003	Burenda, AU	daily rain	107.5 mm (4.2 in)	69.7 mm (2.7 in)	114 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 February 2003	Surbiton Station, AU	daily rain	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2003	Bayrick, AU	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2003	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Kassala, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	En Nahud, SD	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Tahlequah, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	97 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Mo I Rana III, NO	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Holland Wtp, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	45 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Gundare, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Angellala Downs Homestead, AU	daily rain	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	4 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Elk City 4 W, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	91 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Petoskey, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	20 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Tahlequah, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Tambo Post Office, AU	monthly rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	81 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	95 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Oujda, MA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2003	Bolgrad, UA	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	44 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 2003

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2003. 2003 had 758 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

Download the Data

Data for records on 2003-02-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	535
50 to 100	43
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1