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Weather Records on 1 January 1909

17 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 1909. Highest significance: Somerset East, ZA.

Key Facts for 1 January 1909

  • On 1 January 1909, 17 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 17 daily.
  • Somerset East set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 1 January 1909.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

17 stations
Weather records on 1 January 1909 17 station records on 1 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
17 station records on 1 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 1 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Somerset EastSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation50.8 mm (2.0 in)47 of 100 (Notable)
CradockSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation30.2 mm (1.2 in)36 of 100 (Notable)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Philipstown (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high minimum temperature24.0 C (75.2 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-16.7 C (1.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation5.1 mm (0.20 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond C/K (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-17.3 C (0.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord high maximum temperature40.6 C (105.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-8.2 C (17.2 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-8.8 C (16.2 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

17 records
Records on 1 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 1 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1. 02468Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 1 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 1 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 1 January 1909 by timescale Records on 1 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 17all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 1 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 17.
Records on 1 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily17

How Much Records Were Beaten By

16 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 1909 Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 20: 1220 to 40: 240 to 60: 160 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 16 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 1 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 2012
20 to 402
40 to 601
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 1909
Top 17 records on 1 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
1 January 1909Somerset East, ZAdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)40.9 mm (1.6 in)14 years47 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1909Cradock, ZAdaily rain30.2 mm (1.2 in)23.8 mm (0.9 in)14 years36 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 1909Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth15.0 cm (5.9 in)11.0 cm (4.3 in)13 years22 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Philipstown (Tnk), ZAdaily rain23.1 mm (0.9 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)19 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Hambantota, LKdaily high min24.0 C (75.2 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)36 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)8.3 mm (0.33 in)18 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Sterling, ZAdaily rain11.7 mm (0.5 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)15 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-16.7 C (1.9 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Peddie (Mag), ZAdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Richmond C/K (Tnk), ZAdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)19 years13 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Regensburg, DEdaily low min-17.3 C (0.9 F)1.3 C (2.3 F)20 years11 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Sandvig, DKdaily low max-5.0 C (23.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Inverell Comparison, AUdaily high max40.6 C (105.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low max-8.2 C (17.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Escanaba, USdaily low max-13.3 C (8.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years5 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Salzburg, ATdaily low max-8.8 C (16.2 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 1909Stornoway Airport, GBdaily high max (Tie)10.6 C (51.1 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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 1909
Records on 01-01 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1909. 1909 had 17 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001798: 11800: 21805: 11806: 21825: 11834: 11843: 31853: 11854: 21855: 11860: 41861: 11864: 11868: 21871: 41875: 21876: 21877: 31878: 11879: 21880: 21881: 21882: 11883: 41887: 11888: 31889: 51890: 31891: 21893: 41895: 21896: 11897: 31898: 31899: 31900: 41901: 41902: 91903: 11904: 61905: 191906: 151907: 181908: 51909: 171910: 101911: 251912: 341913: 481914: 221915: 631916: 311917: 501918: 1341919: 621920: 571921: 1211922: 591923: 1411924: 3571925: 1331926: 1491927: 1121928: 7601929: 551930: 3101931: 2111932: 2911933: 501934: 3641935: 2131936: 3021937: 6271938: 3521939: 4251940: 3061941: 7921942: 6611943: 4191944: 2721945: 4591946: 1831947: 5951948: 9541949: 4511950: 5161951: 3671952: 1,3431953: 1971954: 4931955: 2871956: 3061957: 2181958: 2951959: 4241960: 9581961: 7191962: 4911963: 5861964: 1,3191965: 5201966: 1,1381967: 2721968: 1,0101969: 9551970: 9191971: 8111972: 3571973: 8051974: 1,8831975: 4051976: 8551977: 1,0421978: 6961979: 3,0851980: 4081981: 8541982: 9381983: 7361984: 1,5821985: 1,1021986: 4661987: 1,2271988: 1,0861989: 5531990: 3671991: 7071992: 1,0021993: 7881994: 5221995: 6661996: 1,3601997: 2,6011998: 9641999: 7702000: 7012001: 1,4322002: 7952003: 1,0242004: 6382005: 1,2272006: 1,1842007: 1,5402008: 6632009: 6802010: 8162011: 1,4982012: 1,2162013: 7032014: 5452015: 7862016: 5702017: 5942018: 2,1182019: 8652020: 5232021: 5892022: 2,4102023: 1,6522024: 3702025: 3332026: 8481798187718991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1909. 1909 had 17 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-01 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18002
18051
18062
18251
18341
18433
18531
18542
18551
18604
18611
18641
18682
18714
18752
18762
18773
18781
18792
18802
18812
18821
18834
18871
18883
18895
18903
18912
18934
18952
18961
18973
18983
18993
19004
19014
19029
19031
19046
190519
190615
190718
19085
190917
191010
191125
191234
191348
191422
191563
191631
191750
1918134
191962
192057
1921121
192259
1923141
1924357
1925133
1926149
1927112
1928760
192955
1930310
1931211
1932291
193350
1934364
1935213
1936302
1937627
1938352
1939425
1940306
1941792
1942661
1943419
1944272
1945459
1946183
1947595
1948954
1949451
1950516
1951367
19521,343
1953197
1954493
1955287
1956306
1957218
1958295
1959424
1960958
1961719
1962491
1963586
19641,319
1965520
19661,138
1967272
19681,010
1969955
1970919
1971811
1972357
1973805
19741,883
1975405
1976855
19771,042
1978696
19793,085
1980408
1981854
1982938
1983736
19841,582
19851,102
1986466
19871,227
19881,086
1989553
1990367
1991707
19921,002
1993788
1994522
1995666
19961,360
19972,601
1998964
1999770
2000701
20011,432
2002795
20031,024
2004638
20051,227
20061,184
20071,540
2008663
2009680
2010816
20111,498
20121,216
2013703
2014545
2015786
2016570
2017594
20182,118
2019865
2020523
2021589
20222,410
20231,652
2024370
2025333
2026848

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).