Weather Records on 9 February 2023

745 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 February 2023. Highest significance: Hardy, US.

Key Facts for 9 February 2023

On 9 February 2023, 745 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
325 were record highs and 56 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 730 daily.
Hardy set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 9 February 2023.
Across 158 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 515 records.

Record Map

745 stations

745 station records on 9 February 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 February 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hardy	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Vincennes 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
The Rock Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Black Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Conway	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Zuara	Libya	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Tumbarumba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Alicia 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Blakely Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Onaway 4N	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Ozone	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sigonella	Italy	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Poplar Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Greers Ferry Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Lecompton	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Bethany	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Morrilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Fremont	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Evening Shade 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Belfrayden (North Mayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Augusta	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	148.8 mm (5.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gallatin 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1W	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Anzali	Iran	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.0 mm (6.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
W Frankfort	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
South Galway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.0 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pool	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Huelva	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malden Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Van Wert 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jamberoo (the Ridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	205.6 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bendalong Stp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	198.0 mm (7.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwell Point Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	251.4 mm (9.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville L&D 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Mtn Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nimrod Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Murphysboro 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meadville	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wappapello Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Louisiana	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Culburra Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	253.0 mm (10.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gilbert	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

745 records

Records set or tied on 9 February 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 194, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 333, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 9 February 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	194
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	333
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 9 February 2023 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 13, daily 730.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

625 broken records

Margins by which the 625 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 February 2023

Top 20 records on 9 February 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 February 2023	Hardy, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	70.7 mm (2.8 in)	111 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 February 2023	Vincennes 4 E, US	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	113 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
9 February 2023	The Rock Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	97 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Black Rock, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	88 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Conway, US	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	100 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Zuara, LY	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	39 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Tumbarumba Post Office, AU	daily rain	64.4 mm (2.5 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	97 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Alicia 2 NNE, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	67 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Tootool (Bryntirion), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	97 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Blakely Mtn Dam, US	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	67 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Onaway 4N, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Ozone, US	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	67 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Washington 1 W, US	daily rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	65 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Sigonella, IT	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	60 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Poplar Bluff, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Greers Ferry Dam, US	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Lecompton, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Bethany, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Morrilton, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	79 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 February 2023	Fremont, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	113 years	60 of 100 (Major)

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

1798 to 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2023. 2023 had 745 records.

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

Records on 02-09 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1809	1
1847	1
1849	1
1855	2
1856	5
1857	1
1858	2
1860	1
1867	1
1869	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	4
1879	1
1881	2
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1887	2
1888	1
1889	2
1891	2
1892	1
1893	5
1894	7
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	3
1899	17
1900	4
1901	3
1902	4
1903	13
1904	22
1905	7
1906	13
1907	9
1908	18
1909	6
1910	9
1911	65
1912	38
1913	27
1914	57
1915	16
1916	53
1917	39
1918	43
1919	59
1920	63
1921	22
1922	43
1923	65
1924	50
1925	642
1926	151
1927	76
1928	176
1929	433
1930	191
1931	205
1932	652
1933	986
1934	618
1935	427
1936	437
1937	638
1938	772
1939	838
1940	380
1941	178
1942	468
1943	438
1944	546
1945	400
1946	337
1947	541
1948	342
1949	467
1950	463
1951	758
1952	334
1953	569
1954	1,034
1955	482
1956	754
1957	1,072
1958	375
1959	578
1960	453
1961	693
1962	546
1963	635
1964	267
1965	677
1966	1,610
1967	362
1968	312
1969	1,116
1970	518
1971	1,015
1972	270
1973	501
1974	425
1975	569
1976	1,406
1977	514
1978	1,274
1979	1,657
1980	1,124
1981	705
1982	1,368
1983	361
1984	559
1985	1,218
1986	1,140
1987	687
1988	786
1989	1,249
1990	1,535
1991	720
1992	844
1993	871
1994	2,208
1995	999
1996	1,781
1997	759
1998	857
1999	1,622
2000	920
2001	2,173
2002	1,390
2003	758
2004	644
2005	1,025
2006	566
2007	703
2008	807
2009	1,354
2010	1,312
2011	1,361
2012	887
2013	598
2014	949
2015	1,228
2016	1,294
2017	1,412
2018	677
2019	871
2020	1,384
2021	826
2022	585
2023	745
2024	1,392
2025	823
2026	660

Download the Data

Data for records on 2023-02-09: 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 25	537
25 to 50	55
50 to 75	19
75 to 100	6
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	2
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	2