Weather Records on 20 February 2009

530 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 February 2009. Highest significance: Nanango Wills St, AU.

Key Facts for 20 February 2009

On 20 February 2009, 530 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
236 were record highs and 94 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 501 daily.
Nanango Wills St set a daily record precipitation of 110.2 mm (4.3 in) on 20 February 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1809 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

530 stations

530 station records on 20 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 February 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Verona	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Glennallen Kcam	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jolalpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benton 5 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Embreys Bridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yalleen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nikko	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boca del Salado	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mosquito Creek Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aliwal North	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Deepbank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juncos 1 SE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tagus	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dimbokro	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Yellowtail Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Camden	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bolsoy Santar	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.4 C (-33.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Edirne	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Windom	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blackbutt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record high minimum temperature	20.4 C (68.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dzaore	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Garrison	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fukuoka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chapantongo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stanford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Watford City	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jerusalem Central	Israel	Record daily precipitation	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ishinomaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Juan Chamula	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dikson	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.1 C (26.4 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cajon de Pea	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
El Tajo -Tunel Viejo-	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
San Luis Potosi (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

530 records

Records set or tied on 20 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 55, Heaviest daily rainfall 113, Heaviest daily snowfall 59, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 20 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	55
Heaviest daily rainfall	113
Heaviest daily snowfall	59
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 20 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 27, daily 501.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

364 broken records

Margins by which the 364 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

20 February 2009

Top 20 records on 20 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 February 2009	Nanango Wills St, AU	daily rain	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	81 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Walnut, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.3 cm (2.9 in)	110 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Columbus, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Verona, US	daily snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	55.8 cm (22.0 in)	57 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Glennallen Kcam, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Hiroshima, JP	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	54 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Jolalpan, MX	monthly high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Mancos 1SW, US	daily low min	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Preston, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Benton 5 SW, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Embreys Bridge, AU	monthly rain	106.8 mm (4.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Yalleen, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Yetman (Warialda Street), AU	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Nikko, JP	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Boca del Salado, MX	monthly high max	35.0 C (95.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Albion, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	63 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Mosquito Creek Lake, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	45 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Yarraman Upper, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Comondu, MX	daily high max	40.6 C (105.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2009	Aliwal North, ZA	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	36 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

1809 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1809 to 2009. 2009 had 530 records.

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

Records on 02-20 in each year
Year	Records
1809	2
1810	2
1814	1
1827	2
1834	1
1837	1
1838	2
1845	1
1846	2
1849	2
1850	1
1855	3
1858	2
1860	1
1861	1
1864	1
1867	1
1869	1
1874	1
1876	2
1877	1
1880	1
1883	1
1884	2
1885	4
1886	1
1888	1
1889	2
1890	2
1892	5
1893	6
1895	2
1896	5
1897	2
1898	6
1899	6
1900	8
1901	5
1902	3
1903	17
1904	14
1905	8
1906	23
1907	14
1908	28
1909	34
1910	8
1911	13
1912	26
1913	28
1914	15
1915	108
1916	32
1917	186
1918	210
1919	36
1920	39
1921	106
1922	198
1923	49
1924	323
1925	132
1926	83
1927	156
1928	190
1929	629
1930	1,202
1931	163
1932	287
1933	266
1934	490
1935	222
1936	593
1937	602
1938	348
1939	636
1940	247
1941	251
1942	968
1943	454
1944	279
1945	266
1946	146
1947	403
1948	342
1949	656
1950	538
1951	815
1952	551
1953	929
1954	1,067
1955	1,051
1956	453
1957	450
1958	1,025
1959	507
1960	353
1961	475
1962	457
1963	742
1964	340
1965	357
1966	613
1967	414
1968	948
1969	731
1970	312
1971	669
1972	866
1973	587
1974	881
1975	459
1976	484
1977	1,216
1978	1,458
1979	1,185
1980	868
1981	2,080
1982	1,029
1983	636
1984	528
1985	790
1986	1,589
1987	719
1988	695
1989	1,032
1990	2,147
1991	921
1992	446
1993	1,541
1994	1,605
1995	1,427
1996	1,258
1997	1,326
1998	1,104
1999	498
2000	724
2001	485
2002	1,070
2003	771
2004	991
2005	626
2006	1,635
2007	580
2008	847
2009	530
2010	1,096
2011	1,433
2012	514
2013	422
2014	958
2015	2,790
2016	1,090
2017	1,736
2018	2,890
2019	1,630
2020	686
2021	947
2022	592
2023	438
2024	613
2025	1,756
2026	974

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	352
100 to 200	9
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2