Weather Records on 3 February 2009

524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 3 February 2009. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 3 February 2009

On 3 February 2009, 524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
261 were record highs and 97 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 506 daily.
Armagh set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.0 mm (2.7 in) on 3 February 2009.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

524 stations

524 station records on 3 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 3 February 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mirambeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lucky Springs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clarion	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher View Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenvale Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Craibstone	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Townsville Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	236.8 mm (9.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Toms River	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Julesburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alderson	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munising	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Riito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Pardee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial Beach Ream Fld NAS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
New Moon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maceio (Aeroporto)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nova Vas Na Blokah	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.6 mm (7.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tulelake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gustavus	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Laroona Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elphinstone Pocket No1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carnarvon Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.2 C (82.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Millau	France	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Heraklion	Greece	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Akune	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
King City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lennep 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrabattgulla (Gilston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paso Robles	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mineola	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

524 records

Records set or tied on 3 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 149, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 51, Heaviest daily rainfall 100, Heaviest daily snowfall 33, Deepest snow cover 33.

Records on 3 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	149
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	51
Heaviest daily rainfall	100
Heaviest daily snowfall	33
Deepest snow cover	33

Records on 3 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 506.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

391 broken records

Margins by which the 391 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

3 February 2009

Top 20 records on 3 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
3 February 2009	Armagh, GB	monthly rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	91 years	87 of 100 (Exceptional)
3 February 2009	Mirambeena, AU	monthly rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	96.7 mm (3.8 in)	38 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 February 2009	Lucky Springs Station, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Harrisonville, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	108 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Clarion, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Fletcher View Station, AU	monthly rain	138.0 mm (5.4 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Greenvale Township, AU	daily rain	100.4 mm (4.0 in)	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	St Marys 3 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Craibstone, GB	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	2.7 cm (1.1 in)	97 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Annex Creek, US	daily snowfall	38.9 cm (15.3 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Townsville Aero, AU	daily rain	236.8 mm (9.3 in)	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Los Gatos, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Annex Creek, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	89 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Ushibuka, JP	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Ft Bragg 5 N, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	109.4 mm (4.3 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2009	Hvar, HR	daily high min	13.0 C (55.4 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	41 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

1795 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2009. 2009 had 524 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-03 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1809	1
1812	1
1830	2
1839	1
1846	1
1849	1
1851	1
1855	1
1858	2
1862	3
1866	2
1869	3
1874	1
1876	2
1879	1
1880	3
1881	1
1883	2
1885	3
1886	1
1887	2
1888	1
1889	1
1890	1
1891	2
1893	3
1894	6
1895	4
1896	3
1897	5
1898	5
1899	2
1900	2
1901	7
1902	6
1903	11
1904	5
1905	13
1906	5
1907	19
1908	9
1909	28
1910	13
1911	44
1912	69
1913	13
1914	77
1915	28
1916	57
1917	113
1918	29
1919	126
1920	51
1921	81
1922	68
1923	148
1924	343
1925	171
1926	147
1927	650
1928	250
1929	132
1930	174
1931	317
1932	438
1933	148
1934	553
1935	308
1936	446
1937	176
1938	349
1939	708
1940	492
1941	315
1942	260
1943	469
1944	352
1945	340
1946	435
1947	227
1948	379
1949	434
1950	974
1951	727
1952	540
1953	766
1954	767
1955	633
1956	1,026
1957	326
1958	294
1959	515
1960	584
1961	701
1962	1,104
1963	1,073
1964	270
1965	369
1966	562
1967	637
1968	750
1969	382
1970	1,260
1971	749
1972	777
1973	1,038
1974	586
1975	516
1976	759
1977	450
1978	652
1979	1,362
1980	617
1981	732
1982	1,574
1983	1,667
1984	521
1985	1,918
1986	1,557
1987	684
1988	1,033
1989	3,626
1990	1,839
1991	1,432
1992	1,313
1993	765
1994	679
1995	1,138
1996	3,705
1997	775
1998	1,175
1999	893
2000	634
2001	1,031
2002	1,447
2003	1,166
2004	1,663
2005	1,711
2006	949
2007	1,159
2008	760
2009	524
2010	1,720
2011	2,215
2012	1,638
2013	457
2014	801
2015	852
2016	1,698
2017	500
2018	1,001
2019	1,018
2020	1,595
2021	896
2022	951
2023	330
2024	837
2025	1,667
2026	509

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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	380
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1