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Selected U.S. City
and State Extremes

February 2009

Source NOAA/NWS Forecast Offices and compiled by NCDC

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Temperature / Dewpoint Rainfall / Thunderstorms Snowfall Wind Pressure Miscellaneous

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Maps of Monthly and All-Time Records

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For additional records not included in the selected list below please refer to the U.S. Records page.

Temperature / Dewpoint

Location	Record Type	New Record Date	New Record	Old Record	Old Record Date
Douglas, AZ	Tied highest temp record for the month	February 23, 2009	86°F	86°F	February 14, 1957
Coronado Monument, AZ	Highest temp record for the month	February 23, 2009	82°F	80°F	February 4, 1957 & February 28, 1972
Midland Int'l AP, TX	Tied highest temp record for the month	February 24, 2009	90°F	90°F	February 19, 1986
McAllen, TX	Highest temp record for the month	February 27, 2009	101°F	96°F	February 1954

Rainfall

Location	Record Type	New Record Date	New Record	Old Record	Old Record Date
Yuma, AZ	Tied ninth wettest start to the water year	October 2008-February 2009	3.36 inches	3.36 inches	October 1997-February 1998
Fort Wayne, IN	Daily rainfall record for the month	February 11, 2009	3.05 inches	3.03 inches	February 22, 1990
Atlantic City, NJ	Driest February on record	February 2009	0.68 inches	0.74 inches	February 2002
Wilmington, NJ	Driest February on record	February 2009	0.30 inches	0.43 inches	February 2002
Philadelphia, PA	Tied third driest February on record	February 2009	0.84 inches	0.84 inches	February 1877: the driest occurred in 2002 with 0.55 inches
Trenton, NJ	Driest February on record	February 2009	0.64 inches	0.67 inches	February 2002
Reading, NJ	Driest February on record	February 2009	0.47 inches	0.54 inches	February 1892
Allentown, NJ	Second driest February on record	February 2009	0.78 inches	0.89 inches	February 1895;the driest occurred in 2002 with 0.55 inches
Mount Pocono, NJ	Fourth driest February on record	February 2009	0.85 inches	0.90 inches	February 1917;the driest occurred in 1933 with 0.17 inches

Snowfall

Location	Record Type	New Record Date	New Record	Old Record	Old Record Date
Barrow, AK	All-Time snowest February on record	February 2009	10.1 inches	9.3 inches	February 1944

Wind

Location	Record Type	New Record Date	New Record	Old Record	Old Record Date
St Paul, AK	All-time highest wind speed record	February 25, 2009	W wind of 91 mph	SW wind of 84 mph	November 1990
St George Island, AK	All-time highest wind speed record	February 25, 2009	W wind of 94 mph	E wind of 79 mph	February 2000

Pressure

Location	Record Type	New Record Date	New Record	Old Record	Old Record Date
Sioux Falls, SD	Monthly minimum pressure record	February 9, 2009	28.96 inches	29.03 inches	February 23, 1977

Miscellaneous

Location	Record Type	New Record Date	New Record	Old Record	Old Record Date
None Reported.

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