Weather Records on 24 February 2009

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 February 2009. Highest significance: Brazzaville, CG.

Key Facts for 24 February 2009

On 24 February 2009, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
528 were record highs and 161 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 78 monthly and 766 daily.
Brazzaville set an all-time record daily precipitation of 405.9 mm (16.0 in) on 24 February 2009.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 24 February 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 24 February 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	405.9 mm (16.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Halifax Macrossan St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	248.2 mm (9.8 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Strathgordon Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Climax	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	182.2 mm (7.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Campina Grande	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Koumala Hatfields Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lethebrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Callao	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pleystowe Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oak City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marlinton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Tejas	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Presa la Angostura	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wallace	United States	Record daily snowfall	44.2 cm (17.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Paonia 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh 4 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bemerside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.2 mm (5.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sells	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indio Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Old Forge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mutarnee Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Strathgordon (Gordon Power Sta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosalia (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Roy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arroyo Frio	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Missoula 6 NW WFO	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magowra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yap Island WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alyangula Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 24 February 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 269, Lowest daily maximum 65, Highest daily minimum 259, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 129, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 28.

Records on 24 February 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	269
Lowest daily maximum	65
Highest daily minimum	259
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	129
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	28

Records on 24 February 2009 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 78, daily 766.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

604 broken records

Margins by which the 604 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

24 February 2009

Top 20 records on 24 February 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 February 2009	Brazzaville, CG	all-time rain	405.9 mm (16.0 in)	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	15 years	70 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2009	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	245.0 mm (9.6 in)	142.1 mm (5.6 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2009	Halifax Macrossan St, AU	daily rain	248.2 mm (9.8 in)	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	81 years	67 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2009	Strathgordon Village, AU	monthly rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 February 2009	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	201.4 mm (7.9 in)	102.8 mm (4.0 in)	81 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Climax, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	113 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Victoria Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	182.2 mm (7.2 in)	88.2 mm (3.5 in)	81 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Campina Grande, BR	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	95 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Ft Grant, US	monthly high min	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Maatsuyker Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Koumala Hatfields Road, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	80 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Chinook, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	daily low min	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Lethebrook, AU	daily rain	135.2 mm (5.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Breckenridge, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Saint Johns, US	daily high min	6.7 C (44.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Willcox, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Callao, US	daily high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2009	Pleystowe Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	41 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 852 records.

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

Records on 02-24 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1813	1
1814	4
1836	1
1846	2
1858	2
1863	1
1867	1
1868	1
1870	1
1873	2
1875	2
1876	1
1877	2
1879	4
1881	1
1886	1
1887	2
1888	7
1889	6
1891	3
1892	2
1894	2
1896	1
1897	4
1898	10
1899	4
1900	14
1901	4
1902	7
1903	5
1904	5
1905	13
1906	33
1907	16
1908	14
1909	73
1910	25
1911	16
1912	58
1913	6
1914	26
1915	46
1916	24
1917	52
1918	50
1919	39
1920	15
1921	82
1922	54
1923	63
1924	73
1925	110
1926	166
1927	402
1928	139
1929	141
1930	1,185
1931	164
1932	226
1933	331
1934	887
1935	251
1936	514
1937	148
1938	202
1939	385
1940	279
1941	490
1942	287
1943	375
1944	463
1945	212
1946	440
1947	779
1948	299
1949	420
1950	712
1951	423
1952	535
1953	423
1954	720
1955	1,120
1956	627
1957	649
1958	866
1959	217
1960	1,145
1961	520
1962	1,412
1963	593
1964	447
1965	993
1966	637
1967	1,134
1968	734
1969	874
1970	354
1971	377
1972	753
1973	235
1974	365
1975	1,570
1976	999
1977	1,307
1978	1,061
1979	1,473
1980	466
1981	1,177
1982	898
1983	533
1984	652
1985	1,412
1986	1,309
1987	952
1988	373
1989	1,776
1990	1,969
1991	641
1992	922
1993	1,730
1994	1,070
1995	1,081
1996	1,209
1997	1,537
1998	1,459
1999	752
2000	2,155
2001	1,407
2002	883
2003	1,735
2004	980
2005	742
2006	487
2007	1,095
2008	1,060
2009	852
2010	1,527
2011	1,291
2012	838
2013	705
2014	623
2015	1,963
2016	818
2017	1,612
2018	1,356
2019	1,302
2020	697
2021	860
2022	1,808
2023	1,793
2024	417
2025	966
2026	1,107

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Data for records on 2009-02-24: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	590
100 to 200	12
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1