Weather Records on 9 February 2004

644 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 2004. Highest significance: Bruning, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 2004

On 9 February 2004, 644 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 611 daily.
Bruning set a daily record snow depth of 48.3 cm (19.0 in) on 9 February 2004.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

644 stations

644 station records on 9 February 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bruning	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Omaha Eppley Airfield	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Jewell	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chicharras	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Table Rock 4N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Homer 3NE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sumner 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Rapids	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Domingo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malcolm	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux City AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland #2	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 6 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bonner Springs	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nebraska City 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Plattsmouth 1E	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
York	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Charcas	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bidyadanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moccasin Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College STN Easterwood Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Raynesford 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ewing	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fremont	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tooele	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Concha	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Harlan	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

644 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 49, Deepest snow cover 161.

Records on 9 February 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	49
Deepest snow cover	161

Records on 9 February 2004 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 23, daily 611.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

491 broken records

Margins by which the 491 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 2004

Top 20 records on 9 February 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 2004	Bruning, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Fullerton, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Covert, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Omaha Eppley Airfield, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	28 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Jewell, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	6 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Finca Chicharras, MX	monthly high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Hickman, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Sac City, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Gallatin 1W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Table Rock 4N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	98 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Homer 3NE, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	6 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Crosby, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Sumner 3 SW, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Gustavus, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Sioux Rapids, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Vinita 2 N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	93 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 February 2004	Santo Domingo, MX	daily low min	6.1 C (43.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	12 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2004. 2004 had 644 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 February 2004
Margin	Records
0 to 100	439
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	1