Weather Records on 22 February 2009

624 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 February 2009. Highest significance: Ironwood, US.

Key Facts for 22 February 2009

On 22 February 2009, 624 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 118 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 600 daily.
Ironwood set a daily record snowfall of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 22 February 2009.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 516 records.

Record Map

624 stations

624 station records on 22 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 February 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ironwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Azueta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anadyr	Russia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Paraiso Novillero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Coyame (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Sabancuy	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Angel R. Cabada	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sihuapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Water	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Rafael-Civic Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juan Rodriguez Clara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Derbent	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Koosharem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Francisco Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Progreso de Zaragoza	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Suaqui Grande (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Felipe Usila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Papaloapan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Los Idolos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pogranichnoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.4 C (-35.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winters	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizo Springs 3S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Standish 4NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sutton Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
La Poza Honda	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-32.9 C (-27.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wittitrin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa la Concepcion	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tultepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zoquitlan	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Central Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ayr Dpi Research STN	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goombungee Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Flint 7W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Knoxville AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
El Oregano	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dowagiac 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Junction 4SSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

624 records

Records set or tied on 22 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 48, Highest daily minimum 136, Lowest daily minimum 70, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 41.

Records on 22 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	48
Highest daily minimum	136
Lowest daily minimum	70
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	41

Records on 22 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 22, daily 600.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

450 broken records

Margins by which the 450 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 February 2009

Top 20 records on 22 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 February 2009	Ironwood, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	96 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Azueta, MX	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Anadyr, RU	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Paraiso Novillero, MX	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Brooklyn (Sandbrook Inlet), AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	75 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Bloomingdale, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Coyame (Cfe), MX	daily rain	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Sabancuy, MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Angel R. Cabada, MX	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Puente Jula, MX	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Sihuapan, MX	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Downieville, US	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Aurora Water, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	90 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	San Rafael-Civic Ctr, US	daily rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Saint Johns, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Napa State Hospital, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	107 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Comondu, MX	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	70 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Juan Rodriguez Clara, MX	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2009	Derbent, RU	daily rain	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	61 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 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)

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 624 records.

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

Records on 02-22 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1804	1
1810	3
1814	3
1834	1
1839	1
1843	1
1845	1
1846	3
1847	1
1849	1
1850	1
1856	1
1861	2
1867	1
1869	1
1872	1
1874	1
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	2
1881	1
1885	1
1886	1
1887	1
1888	2
1889	3
1890	2
1891	2
1892	4
1893	2
1894	2
1895	1
1896	3
1897	5
1898	2
1899	1
1900	4
1901	9
1902	3
1903	10
1904	21
1905	9
1906	20
1907	39
1908	11
1909	23
1910	25
1911	21
1912	35
1913	29
1914	34
1915	53
1916	47
1917	292
1918	76
1919	53
1920	27
1921	148
1922	256
1923	36
1924	65
1925	275
1926	93
1927	236
1928	98
1929	435
1930	803
1931	174
1932	201
1933	150
1934	661
1935	235
1936	551
1937	583
1938	274
1939	706
1940	199
1941	260
1942	381
1943	536
1944	582
1945	560
1946	220
1947	515
1948	698
1949	509
1950	463
1951	655
1952	531
1953	651
1954	798
1955	782
1956	513
1957	859
1958	962
1959	251
1960	583
1961	590
1962	597
1963	1,764
1964	375
1965	551
1966	663
1967	295
1968	1,083
1969	1,132
1970	521
1971	1,391
1972	615
1973	754
1974	1,042
1975	1,032
1976	550
1977	1,343
1978	1,543
1979	994
1980	755
1981	1,435
1982	1,191
1983	629
1984	752
1985	1,204
1986	1,187
1987	425
1988	646
1989	698
1990	1,835
1991	736
1992	734
1993	1,686
1994	1,148
1995	1,064
1996	1,740
1997	1,208
1998	1,284
1999	593
2000	1,245
2001	705
2002	1,455
2003	1,315
2004	671
2005	610
2006	568
2007	802
2008	1,414
2009	624
2010	1,468
2011	1,026
2012	754
2013	1,045
2014	363
2015	1,348
2016	573
2017	2,227
2018	2,147
2019	1,259
2020	835
2021	887
2022	1,891
2023	1,639
2024	714
2025	882
2026	603

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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	424
50 to 100	18
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1