Weather Records on 8 February 2009

1,217 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 2009. Highest significance: Wattlevale Station, AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 2009

On 8 February 2009, 1,217 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
849 were record highs and 134 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 1,195 daily.
Wattlevale Station set a daily record precipitation of 170.0 mm (6.7 in) on 8 February 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 488 records.

Record Map

1,217 stations

1,217 station records on 8 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wattlevale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gumlu Days Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coahuayutla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	29.9 C (85.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minonk	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tibooburra Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hopkinsville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	32.8 cm (12.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mundabullangana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Hurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.0 mm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woodhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Canton L&D 20	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Eldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chazy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.2 mm (7.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nerriga Composite	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	39.8 C (103.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Samburg Wr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Breckenridge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Cristobal	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan del Rio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Albia 3 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Keokuk L&D 19	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cushing	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parkersburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mersa Matruh	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,217 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 494, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 355, Lowest daily minimum 82, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 8 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	494
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	355
Lowest daily minimum	82
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 8 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 17, daily 1,195.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

964 broken records

Margins by which the 964 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 210.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 2009

Top 20 records on 8 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 2009	Wattlevale Station, AU	daily rain	170.0 mm (6.7 in)	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Gumlu Days Road, AU	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	69 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Albany, AU	daily low min	7.4 C (45.3 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Coahuayutla, MX	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Comondu, MX	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	52 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Poplar Bluff, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	114 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Siwa, EG	daily high max	29.9 C (85.8 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Arad, RO	daily high min	6.8 C (44.2 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Iron Mtn, US	monthly rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Chilo Meldahl Locks & Dam, US	daily high min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	88 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Irkutsk, RU	daily high max	1.2 C (34.2 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	110 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Corning, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	114 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Minonk, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Tibooburra Post Office, AU	daily high min	28.4 C (83.1 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	95 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Bridgehampton, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	76 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Leavenworth, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Hopkinsville, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	84 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Lexington 3E, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	91 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2009	Mc Connellsville Lk 7, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	81 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 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2009. 2009 had 1,217 records.

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

Records on 02-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1822	1
1829	1
1838	1
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	4
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1889	3
1890	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	14
1896	1
1898	1
1899	9
1900	9
1901	5
1902	3
1903	18
1904	8
1905	2
1906	9
1907	16
1908	36
1909	8
1910	16
1911	47
1912	67
1913	22
1914	25
1915	30
1916	16
1917	45
1918	44
1919	39
1920	43
1921	39
1922	60
1923	41
1924	147
1925	685
1926	205
1927	59
1928	263
1929	458
1930	181
1931	398
1932	526
1933	1,064
1934	418
1935	370
1936	717
1937	738
1938	575
1939	315
1940	235
1941	342
1942	224
1943	459
1944	500
1945	530
1946	239
1947	553
1948	417
1949	346
1950	500
1951	811
1952	198
1953	462
1954	1,111
1955	448
1956	584
1957	998
1958	323
1959	274
1960	551
1961	863
1962	448
1963	933
1964	305
1965	793
1966	1,116
1967	539
1968	229
1969	561
1970	342
1971	1,146
1972	348
1973	759
1974	560
1975	346
1976	771
1977	704
1978	1,331
1979	1,355
1980	1,345
1981	736
1982	808
1983	492
1984	630
1985	1,256
1986	819
1987	835
1988	837
1989	2,241
1990	2,042
1991	1,376
1992	833
1993	894
1994	2,056
1995	1,004
1996	1,697
1997	725
1998	1,148
1999	1,633
2000	786
2001	1,743
2002	863
2003	719
2004	692
2005	865
2006	614
2007	657
2008	797
2009	1,217
2010	1,023
2011	883
2012	876
2013	733
2014	1,125
2015	1,344
2016	777
2017	1,648
2018	851
2019	1,386
2020	597
2021	970
2022	273
2023	414
2024	1,347
2025	886
2026	912

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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	952
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1