Weather Records on 6 February 2009

1,134 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 6 February 2009. Highest significance: Sitka AP, US.

Key Facts for 6 February 2009

On 6 February 2009, 1,134 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
738 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 29 monthly and 1,099 daily.
Sitka AP set a daily record precipitation of 81.5 mm (3.2 in) on 6 February 2009.
Across 159 earlier years (1793 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 530 records.

Record Map

1,134 stations

1,134 station records on 6 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 6 February 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sitka AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lyon - St Exupery	France	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Francisco Castellanos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.5 C (65.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laurens	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pisa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bucyrus	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record low maximum temperature	24.3 C (75.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ocala	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Holton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steffenville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.0 C (46.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	32.1 C (89.8 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blanca 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn 5 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City Brenner Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Borinquen AP	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Akhty	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Blakely	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Agedabia	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akron 4 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hill City Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tangier City	Morocco	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuart	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Cook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia ASOS	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hart Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Curtin Springs	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Debrecen Airport	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,134 records

Records set or tied on 6 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 502, Lowest daily maximum 120, Highest daily minimum 236, Lowest daily minimum 160, Heaviest daily rainfall 87, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 6 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	502
Lowest daily maximum	120
Highest daily minimum	236
Lowest daily minimum	160
Heaviest daily rainfall	87
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 6 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 29, daily 1,099.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

883 broken records

Margins by which the 883 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

6 February 2009

Top 20 records on 6 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 February 2009	Sitka AP, US	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Lyon - St Exupery, FR	monthly rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Francisco Castellanos, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Comondu, MX	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	49 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Kota Kinabalu Intl, MY	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Calarasi, RO	daily high max	18.5 C (65.3 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily high max	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	132 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Abilene, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Laurens, US	daily low min	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Pisa, IT	monthly rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Mt Pleasant 1 SW, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Crete 4ESE, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Bucyrus, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Mancos 1SW, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Waycross 4 NE, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	92 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Ness City, US	daily high max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Cassville 1 NE, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	91 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Beaver, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
6 February 2009	Yemassee 1 N, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	92 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

1793 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2009. 2009 had 1,134 records.

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

Records on 02-06 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1803	2
1814	1
1827	1
1837	1
1841	2
1848	2
1852	1
1853	1
1854	1
1856	2
1865	4
1866	3
1867	1
1869	3
1870	1
1872	1
1873	2
1874	2
1876	2
1877	1
1885	1
1886	3
1888	1
1889	3
1890	1
1891	2
1893	1
1894	2
1895	14
1896	5
1897	6
1899	2
1900	3
1901	2
1902	9
1903	1
1904	37
1905	9
1906	10
1907	16
1908	18
1909	40
1910	10
1911	35
1912	22
1913	58
1914	23
1915	30
1916	25
1917	80
1918	59
1919	11
1920	154
1921	30
1922	67
1923	53
1924	192
1925	481
1926	183
1927	372
1928	421
1929	206
1930	145
1931	240
1932	214
1933	188
1934	212
1935	127
1936	767
1937	220
1938	1,004
1939	198
1940	481
1941	194
1942	422
1943	372
1944	554
1945	199
1946	489
1947	408
1948	458
1949	533
1950	877
1951	388
1952	276
1953	638
1954	415
1955	819
1956	483
1957	436
1958	237
1959	356
1960	537
1961	866
1962	375
1963	1,381
1964	478
1965	405
1966	716
1967	499
1968	231
1969	485
1970	320
1971	707
1972	304
1973	1,355
1974	596
1975	838
1976	1,101
1977	1,083
1978	1,482
1979	1,882
1980	737
1981	739
1982	2,171
1983	677
1984	1,425
1985	1,198
1986	1,123
1987	858
1988	1,517
1989	3,297
1990	1,294
1991	1,923
1992	608
1993	931
1994	675
1995	1,465
1996	1,618
1997	791
1998	759
1999	1,200
2000	545
2001	1,442
2002	1,291
2003	923
2004	2,182
2005	1,296
2006	768
2007	1,291
2008	2,583
2009	1,134
2010	1,379
2011	1,425
2012	1,103
2013	385
2014	1,587
2015	1,269
2016	456
2017	848
2018	586
2019	1,613
2020	1,163
2021	836
2022	516
2023	255
2024	904
2025	935
2026	987

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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 50	870
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1