Weather Records on 12 February 2009

1,088 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 February 2009. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 12 February 2009

On 12 February 2009, 1,088 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
627 were record highs and 198 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,050 daily.
Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 12 February 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 480 records.

Record Map

1,088 stations

1,088 station records on 12 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 February 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Augustus Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Defiance	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Decatur 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hughenden Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nicholson (Yendalock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Craiova	Romania	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Willeroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.6 mm (4.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freehold-Marlboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.5 C (94.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Auvergne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paynesville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Alma	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	42.8 C (109.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gunlock Ph	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,088 records

Records set or tied on 12 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 249, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 378, Lowest daily minimum 83, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 18, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 12 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	249
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	378
Lowest daily minimum	83
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	18
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 12 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 37, daily 1,050.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

875 broken records

Margins by which the 875 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 February 2009

Top 20 records on 12 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2009	Armagh, GB	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	137 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
12 February 2009	Sandusky, US	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	86 years	75 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2009	Charleston, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	91 years	74 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2009	Augustus Downs Station, AU	daily rain	149.2 mm (5.9 in)	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2009	Defiance, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	114 years	70 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2009	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.6 mm (0.7 in)	114 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2009	Caro Wwtp, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
12 February 2009	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	114 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Fremont, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	104 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Decatur 1 N, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Harbor Beach 1 SSE, US	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Millington 3 SE, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	91 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Fairfield, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	13.9 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	71 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Paulding, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Hughenden Station, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	11 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Nicholson (Yendalock), AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	98 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2009	Paris Stp, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	114 years	49 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

1794 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2009. 2009 had 1,088 records.

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

Records on 02-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1798	2
1803	1
1811	1
1816	2
1829	4
1845	1
1847	2
1855	1
1856	2
1864	3
1865	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	3
1870	2
1871	5
1873	2
1875	1
1877	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	2
1885	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	1
1891	1
1893	3
1894	15
1895	5
1896	8
1897	1
1898	7
1899	15
1900	1
1901	5
1902	7
1903	7
1904	12
1905	22
1906	3
1907	15
1908	16
1909	9
1910	30
1911	16
1912	22
1913	12
1914	96
1915	16
1916	29
1917	25
1918	55
1919	37
1920	19
1921	32
1922	82
1923	103
1924	105
1925	248
1926	118
1927	71
1928	377
1929	283
1930	229
1931	275
1932	641
1933	195
1934	263
1935	162
1936	803
1937	729
1938	853
1939	253
1940	217
1941	275
1942	263
1943	404
1944	461
1945	310
1946	391
1947	710
1948	862
1949	618
1950	537
1951	505
1952	281
1953	232
1954	581
1955	1,099
1956	402
1957	375
1958	700
1959	492
1960	240
1961	683
1962	1,054
1963	752
1964	500
1965	946
1966	532
1967	555
1968	456
1969	554
1970	519
1971	579
1972	481
1973	841
1974	520
1975	878
1976	787
1977	857
1978	1,203
1979	1,719
1980	685
1981	1,655
1982	905
1983	1,444
1984	1,329
1985	1,428
1986	950
1987	660
1988	1,278
1989	511
1990	1,042
1991	636
1992	992
1993	728
1994	1,230
1995	1,272
1996	1,110
1997	940
1998	1,437
1999	1,772
2000	929
2001	859
2002	1,478
2003	613
2004	1,055
2005	966
2006	848
2007	709
2008	924
2009	1,088
2010	1,326
2011	959
2012	852
2013	527
2014	1,168
2015	709
2016	912
2017	1,494
2018	810
2019	1,053
2020	754
2021	1,634
2022	509
2023	469
2024	694
2025	1,802
2026	422

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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	860
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1