Weather Records on 13 February 2009

856 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 13 February 2009. Highest significance: Armagh, GB.

Key Facts for 13 February 2009

On 13 February 2009, 856 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
372 were record highs and 219 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 827 daily.
Armagh set a daily record precipitation of 60.0 mm (2.4 in) on 13 February 2009.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 477 records.

Record Map

856 stations

856 station records on 13 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 13 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)
Colfax	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Preobrazhenie	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Donors Hill Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Fletcher View Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Benxi	China	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Taylor Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mirambeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laroona Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
N Platte Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Yuma	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sellheim	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Esashi	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lawnton Colonial Drive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nevertire (Beverley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nyngan (Canonbar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blenheim Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fords Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham (Burdenda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 6 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Shasta	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hightstown 2 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dandong	China	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oak Knoll W C	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wyndham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Minmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellerston (Poitrel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jingdezhen	China	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tottenham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bratsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meadowbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dingwall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Julesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ourigilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.6 mm (3.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Takada	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.8 C (65.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Idalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Brothers	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moranbah Water Treatment Plant	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colfax	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Victorville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Holyoke	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay M.O	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.4 mm (3.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

856 records

Records set or tied on 13 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 206, Lowest daily maximum 143, Highest daily minimum 166, Lowest daily minimum 76, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 55, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 13 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	206
Lowest daily maximum	143
Highest daily minimum	166
Lowest daily minimum	76
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	55
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 13 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 827.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

692 broken records

Margins by which the 692 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

13 February 2009

Top 20 records on 13 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 February 2009	Armagh, GB	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	136 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
13 February 2009	Colfax, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	104 years	73 of 100 (Major)
13 February 2009	Mingela Post Office, AU	daily rain	123.3 mm (4.9 in)	80.1 mm (3.2 in)	87 years	67 of 100 (Major)
13 February 2009	Preobrazhenie, RU	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
13 February 2009	Donors Hill Station, AU	daily rain	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	118 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Hillgrove Station, AU	daily rain	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Fletcher View Station, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Benxi, CN	daily rain	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Quincy, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	98 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Taylor Park, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Warsaw 6 SW, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Mirambeena, AU	daily rain	93.6 mm (3.7 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Laroona Station, AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	N Platte Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Yuma, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	107 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Sellheim, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Esashi, JP	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Lawnton Colonial Drive, AU	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Nevertire (Beverley), AU	daily rain	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2009	Nyngan (Canonbar), AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	110 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

1794 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2009. 2009 had 856 records.

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

Records on 02-13 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1829	2
1847	1
1848	1
1855	1
1856	4
1860	1
1865	3
1868	1
1869	1
1870	1
1871	2
1872	2
1875	2
1877	2
1878	1
1880	1
1882	2
1884	1
1885	2
1886	2
1888	2
1889	1
1891	2
1893	4
1894	2
1895	8
1896	3
1897	2
1898	3
1899	13
1900	4
1901	7
1902	11
1903	3
1904	13
1905	19
1906	8
1907	11
1908	18
1909	8
1910	9
1911	40
1912	8
1913	25
1914	64
1915	15
1916	21
1917	143
1918	37
1919	32
1920	21
1921	43
1922	50
1923	209
1924	157
1925	85
1926	86
1927	150
1928	599
1929	186
1930	224
1931	231
1932	126
1933	306
1934	262
1935	186
1936	714
1937	614
1938	907
1939	295
1940	208
1941	239
1942	300
1943	420
1944	312
1945	415
1946	549
1947	895
1948	673
1949	1,079
1950	618
1951	539
1952	332
1953	130
1954	897
1955	558
1956	311
1957	416
1958	836
1959	487
1960	559
1961	467
1962	1,136
1963	470
1964	249
1965	396
1966	984
1967	704
1968	531
1969	580
1970	558
1971	1,003
1972	394
1973	611
1974	398
1975	574
1976	605
1977	647
1978	1,623
1979	1,911
1980	537
1981	734
1982	809
1983	1,130
1984	1,297
1985	1,189
1986	1,055
1987	729
1988	885
1989	776
1990	1,429
1991	765
1992	933
1993	672
1994	959
1995	1,838
1996	1,123
1997	1,086
1998	1,291
1999	1,022
2000	935
2001	862
2002	998
2003	834
2004	1,407
2005	916
2006	766
2007	1,097
2008	987
2009	856
2010	1,122
2011	718
2012	1,020
2013	462
2014	1,235
2015	896
2016	853
2017	1,039
2018	426
2019	950
2020	1,106
2021	2,340
2022	516
2023	607
2024	688
2025	1,176
2026	485

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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	657
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	9
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1