Weather Records on 23 February 2009

858 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 February 2009. Highest significance: Madison, US.

Key Facts for 23 February 2009

On 23 February 2009, 858 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
454 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 783 daily.
Madison set a daily record snowfall of 45.7 cm (18.0 in) on 23 February 2009.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

858 stations

858 station records on 23 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 February 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Madison	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Guevea de Humboldt	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Woodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belfast	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Moosehead	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rumford 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Huachuca	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton 1 SSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
San Simon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willits 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dover-Foxcroft Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.4 cm (16.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rock	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Menard	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Heber	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Penang Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgton 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.9 cm (16.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Eastport	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Long Falls Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.3 cm (13.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oonoonba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minas Nuevas	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springerville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Caribou WFO	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Tejas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kota Kinabalu Intl	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marre-Sale	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rangeley	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glencliff 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Big Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

858 records

Records set or tied on 23 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 215, Lowest daily maximum 83, Highest daily minimum 239, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 66, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 23 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	215
Lowest daily maximum	83
Highest daily minimum	239
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	66
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 23 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 69, daily 783.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

630 broken records

Margins by which the 630 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 February 2009

Top 20 records on 23 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 February 2009	Madison, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	90 years	61 of 100 (Major)
23 February 2009	Guevea de Humboldt, MX	monthly rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Woodland, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	65 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Belfast, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	59 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Enosburg Falls, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	87 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	206.5 mm (8.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	114 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Eastport, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Gardiner, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	90 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Moosehead, US	daily snowfall	34.5 cm (13.6 in)	11.6 cm (4.6 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Rumford 1 SSE, US	daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	93 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Fichtelberg, DE	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8.8 mm (0.35 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Mineral, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	53 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Fort Huachuca, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Bishop AP, US	daily high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Clayton 1 SSW, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Chinook, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	73 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Clifton, US	daily high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	89 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	San Simon, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2009	Willits 1 NE, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	105 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 858 records.

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

Records on 02-23 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1802	2
1804	2
1810	1
1814	4
1815	1
1839	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1855	1
1867	1
1868	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	3
1879	3
1884	1
1886	2
1887	1
1888	5
1889	2
1891	1
1892	2
1895	1
1896	1
1897	1
1898	8
1899	1
1900	5
1901	9
1902	3
1903	17
1904	13
1905	12
1906	21
1907	31
1908	19
1909	27
1910	35
1911	23
1912	46
1913	11
1914	37
1915	58
1916	80
1917	100
1918	31
1919	49
1920	44
1921	74
1922	158
1923	42
1924	156
1925	264
1926	63
1927	298
1928	199
1929	179
1930	690
1931	209
1932	318
1933	321
1934	725
1935	214
1936	430
1937	172
1938	224
1939	616
1940	274
1941	362
1942	355
1943	518
1944	430
1945	335
1946	346
1947	718
1948	450
1949	406
1950	517
1951	397
1952	414
1953	450
1954	654
1955	880
1956	599
1957	807
1958	958
1959	357
1960	802
1961	677
1962	659
1963	1,003
1964	594
1965	640
1966	614
1967	689
1968	1,038
1969	1,010
1970	422
1971	741
1972	843
1973	353
1974	562
1975	1,764
1976	737
1977	1,274
1978	1,263
1979	1,374
1980	520
1981	1,234
1982	972
1983	790
1984	942
1985	1,913
1986	955
1987	916
1988	412
1989	1,413
1990	2,157
1991	712
1992	760
1993	1,477
1994	1,452
1995	1,011
1996	1,603
1997	989
1998	1,401
1999	773
2000	1,701
2001	956
2002	1,228
2003	1,326
2004	802
2005	702
2006	581
2007	883
2008	914
2009	858
2010	1,440
2011	829
2012	770
2013	792
2014	502
2015	1,830
2016	660
2017	1,946
2018	1,728
2019	1,246
2020	794
2021	929
2022	2,595
2023	2,768
2024	373
2025	984
2026	951

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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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 23 February 2009
Margin	Records
0 to 100	603
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1