Weather Records on 18 February 2009

664 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 February 2009. Highest significance: Nome AP, US.

Key Facts for 18 February 2009

On 18 February 2009, 664 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
393 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 639 daily.
Nome AP set a daily record snowfall of 20.8 cm (8.2 in) on 18 February 2009.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 500 records.

Record Map

664 stations

664 station records on 18 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 February 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nome AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glen Florrie Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
North French Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
El Sauz	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Applethorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Laurieton (Elouera St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburton Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farson 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sola/Vanua Lava Isl	Vanuatu	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Jabiru Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Culver City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Palmar de Bravo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Las Lajitas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton Fire STN 4	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bargara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lansdowne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pineview Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Suchixtlahuaca -Quiotep-	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lajes Ab	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	21.2 C (70.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Aitkin 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Acajete	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Los Uvalle	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Zalayeta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
La Rumorosa	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Valley	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boomi (Barwon St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent Head	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Akjoujt	Mauritania	Record low minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna del Fresno	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Loma Fina	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
So Entrance Yosemite Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Walters	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	16.8 C (62.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Sugar Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Baise	China	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-18.7 C (-1.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ciudad Lerdo (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

664 records

Records set or tied on 18 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 167, Lowest daily minimum 67, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 28, Deepest snow cover 23.

Records on 18 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	167
Lowest daily minimum	67
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	28
Deepest snow cover	23

Records on 18 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 639.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

474 broken records

Margins by which the 474 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 February 2009

Top 20 records on 18 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2009	Nome AP, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	91 years	61 of 100 (Major)
18 February 2009	Glen Florrie Station, AU	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Karratha Station, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	North French Creek, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	El Sauz, MX	daily high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	61 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Applethorpe, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Laurieton (Elouera St), AU	daily rain	124.0 mm (4.9 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	50 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Chattanooga, US	daily high max	27.2 C (81.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Ashburton Downs, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Farson 2NNE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	New London, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	105 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Whitefish Pt, US	daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Kotzebue AP, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	57 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Big Bear Lake, US	daily snow depth	119.4 cm (47.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Preston, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Chinook, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	71 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Norman 3SSE, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Misantla, MX	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	83 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2009	Blue Ridge Rs, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 years	35 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 664 records.

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

Records on 02-18 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1809	1
1813	2
1827	2
1838	1
1846	1
1847	1
1850	1
1851	1
1855	1
1856	1
1857	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1875	1
1876	3
1877	1
1880	3
1883	1
1884	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	6
1893	5
1895	6
1896	7
1897	1
1898	3
1899	2
1900	10
1901	5
1902	3
1903	31
1904	8
1905	11
1906	10
1907	10
1908	10
1909	12
1910	21
1911	42
1912	28
1913	29
1914	15
1915	20
1916	24
1917	44
1918	112
1919	500
1920	39
1921	86
1922	58
1923	97
1924	174
1925	66
1926	231
1927	310
1928	462
1929	483
1930	628
1931	371
1932	200
1933	134
1934	217
1935	137
1936	1,487
1937	284
1938	775
1939	308
1940	407
1941	164
1942	579
1943	436
1944	465
1945	205
1946	793
1947	248
1948	783
1949	543
1950	721
1951	642
1952	510
1953	148
1954	596
1955	795
1956	1,016
1957	322
1958	1,549
1959	695
1960	366
1961	1,418
1962	605
1963	359
1964	249
1965	306
1966	711
1967	537
1968	478
1969	456
1970	454
1971	822
1972	445
1973	690
1974	467
1975	682
1976	1,075
1977	799
1978	1,766
1979	2,300
1980	1,018
1981	2,438
1982	574
1983	620
1984	912
1985	690
1986	1,679
1987	528
1988	585
1989	1,034
1990	1,324
1991	937
1992	488
1993	1,960
1994	889
1995	939
1996	1,031
1997	1,039
1998	1,892
1999	644
2000	1,249
2001	470
2002	832
2003	1,128
2004	968
2005	595
2006	1,872
2007	835
2008	989
2009	664
2010	1,634
2011	1,600
2012	628
2013	388
2014	846
2015	831
2016	794
2017	1,033
2018	611
2019	1,411
2020	1,050
2021	1,711
2022	1,144
2023	984
2024	860
2025	1,063
2026	1,127

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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	463
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1