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Weather Records on 7 January 1909

18 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 1909. Highest significance: Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 1909

  • On 7 January 1909, 18 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 5 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Sydney (Observatory Hill) set a daily record low minimum temperature of 14.7 C (58.5 F) on 7 January 1909.
  • Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

18 stations
Weather records on 7 January 1909 18 station records on 7 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
18 station records on 7 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 7 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth12.0 cm (4.7 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-8.3 C (17.1 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-37.2 C (-35.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Owen SoundCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-19.4 C (-2.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature3.0 C (37.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature9.4 C (48.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

18 records
Records on 7 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 7 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 3Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 2Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 7 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 3, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 2, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 7 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum3
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall2
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 7 January 1909 by timescale Records on 7 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 7 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 18.
Records on 7 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

15 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 7 January 1909 Margins by which the 15 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: 1420 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 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 15 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 7 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 2014
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 1909
Top 18 records on 7 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
7 January 1909Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min14.7 C (58.5 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)41 years22 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Halmstad, SEdaily rain12.1 mm (0.5 in)3.2 mm (0.13 in)37 years20 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth12.0 cm (4.7 in)11.0 cm (4.3 in)1 year18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Vineland, USdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)40 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low max-5.6 C (21.9 F)3.4 C (6.1 F)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max-8.3 C (17.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Dalhousie, CAdaily high max10.0 C (50.0 F)5.6 C (10.1 F)16 years17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily high min4.4 C (39.9 F)3.8 C (6.8 F)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min7.2 C (45.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Port Arthur, CAdaily low min-37.2 C (-35.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)27 years14 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Port Arthur, CAdaily low max-24.4 C (-11.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909St John's, CAdaily high min2.8 C (37.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)22 years10 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Owen Sound, CAdaily low min-19.4 C (-2.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Chatham, CAdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years9 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain8.2 mm (0.32 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily low min (Tie)-11.1 C (12.0 F)tie20 years2 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min (Tie)3.0 C (37.4 F)tie2 years1 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 1909Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily high min (Tie)9.4 C (48.9 F)tie8 years1 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

1826 to 1909
Records on 01-07 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1909. 1909 had 18 records. 01,0002,0003,0001826: 11839: 11846: 11853: 11855: 11857: 11858: 11860: 11861: 11865: 21867: 11869: 11870: 21871: 11874: 31877: 51879: 11880: 11882: 21885: 31886: 31887: 11888: 21889: 21890: 51891: 41893: 11894: 11896: 41897: 11898: 51899: 11900: 51901: 61902: 51903: 171904: 31905: 151906: 191907: 431908: 191909: 181910: 141911: 171912: 561913: 551914: 111915: 1111916: 531917: 171918: 571919: 1451920: 601921: 761922: 1801923: 1041924: 2061925: 701926: 911927: 1711928: 2121929: 731930: 4491931: 941932: 2161933: 1801934: 6451935: 5091936: 5291937: 8511938: 1921939: 2201940: 6971941: 3031942: 7021943: 3421944: 2831945: 8031946: 8341947: 2931948: 7401949: 5101950: 3771951: 3611952: 3861953: 4941954: 4091955: 1641956: 2831957: 3381958: 4161959: 3501960: 4401961: 3511962: 8551963: 6091964: 2181965: 1,2971966: 6141967: 6861968: 1,3051969: 7611970: 1,1391971: 9271972: 3951973: 1,1061974: 8921975: 7391976: 1,1271977: 6761978: 4851979: 1,4811980: 7001981: 7791982: 1,4161983: 9221984: 6571985: 1,2241986: 7171987: 7871988: 2,9401989: 1,7131990: 6881991: 9931992: 9931993: 1,2661994: 1,2261995: 1,1721996: 1,9451997: 1,0111998: 2,5991999: 1,2232000: 6962001: 9152002: 1,2962003: 1,2602004: 9282005: 1,2412006: 1,1642007: 1,1472008: 1,8062009: 1,0332010: 1,8992011: 7272012: 5372013: 3972014: 2,6322015: 5982016: 7042017: 1,3152018: 1,0262019: 5382020: 4462021: 5352022: 8952023: 4442024: 6902025: 5602026: 7251826187919001916193219481964198019962012
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 1909. 1909 had 18 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-07 in each year
YearRecords
18261
18391
18461
18531
18551
18571
18581
18601
18611
18652
18671
18691
18702
18711
18743
18775
18791
18801
18822
18853
18863
18871
18882
18892
18905
18914
18931
18941
18964
18971
18985
18991
19005
19016
19025
190317
19043
190515
190619
190743
190819
190918
191014
191117
191256
191355
191411
1915111
191653
191717
191857
1919145
192060
192176
1922180
1923104
1924206
192570
192691
1927171
1928212
192973
1930449
193194
1932216
1933180
1934645
1935509
1936529
1937851
1938192
1939220
1940697
1941303
1942702
1943342
1944283
1945803
1946834
1947293
1948740
1949510
1950377
1951361
1952386
1953494
1954409
1955164
1956283
1957338
1958416
1959350
1960440
1961351
1962855
1963609
1964218
19651,297
1966614
1967686
19681,305
1969761
19701,139
1971927
1972395
19731,106
1974892
1975739
19761,127
1977676
1978485
19791,481
1980700
1981779
19821,416
1983922
1984657
19851,224
1986717
1987787
19882,940
19891,713
1990688
1991993
1992993
19931,266
19941,226
19951,172
19961,945
19971,011
19982,599
19991,223
2000696
2001915
20021,296
20031,260
2004928
20051,241
20061,164
20071,147
20081,806
20091,033
20101,899
2011727
2012537
2013397
20142,632
2015598
2016704
20171,315
20181,026
2019538
2020446
2021535
2022895
2023444
2024690
2025560
2026725

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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).