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Weather Records on 12 January 1909

19 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 1909. Highest significance: Portland Rfc City, US.

Key Facts for 12 January 1909

  • On 12 January 1909, 19 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 19 daily.
  • Portland Rfc City set a daily record low maximum temperature of -9.4 C (15.1 F) on 12 January 1909.
  • Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 521 records.

Record Map

19 stations
Weather records on 12 January 1909 19 station records on 12 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
19 station records on 12 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 12 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-38.3 C (-36.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
KaresuandoSwedenRecord daily precipitation3.7 mm (0.15 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
TallinnEstoniaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port ArthurCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-21.7 C (-7.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens UCanadaRecord daily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_FlygplatsSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.4 mm (0.21 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
EscanabaUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-27.2 C (-17.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature19.6 C (67.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low minimum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-26.1 C (-15.0 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
BuffaloUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St CapitolUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature5.2 C (41.4 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

19 records
Records on 12 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 12 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 4Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 7Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 12 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 12 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum4
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum7
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 12 January 1909 by timescale Records on 12 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 19all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 12 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 19.
Records on 12 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily19

How Much Records Were Beaten By

17 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1909 Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0510150 to 10: 1510 to 20: 020 to 30: 030 to 40: 140 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 17 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 12 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 1015
10 to 200
20 to 300
30 to 401
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 1909
Top 19 records on 12 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 January 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max-9.4 C (15.1 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)33 years27 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily low min-14.4 C (6.1 F)5.5 C (9.9 F)33 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Southampton, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)32 years21 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Port Arthur, CAdaily low min-38.3 C (-36.9 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Karesuando, SEdaily rain3.7 mm (0.15 in)1.9 mm (0.07 in)14 years16 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Tallinn, EEdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)35 years15 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Port Arthur, CAdaily low max-21.7 C (-7.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Kingston Queens U, CAdaily snowfall12.7 cm (5.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)8 years13 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low max-1.7 C (28.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Visby_Flygplats, SEdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)13 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Escanaba, USdaily low min-27.2 C (-17.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Hambantota, LKdaily low min19.6 C (67.3 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)7 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Nuwara Eliya, LKdaily low min1.3 C (34.3 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)11 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909La Crosse Wb City, USdaily low min-26.1 C (-15.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)22 years9 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Southampton, CAdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Buffalo, USdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)1 year4 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Little Rock St Capitol, USdaily low max (Tie)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie22 years2 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 1909Nurnberg, DEdaily high max (Tie)5.2 C (41.4 F)tie7 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

1794 to 1909
Records on 01-12 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 had 19 records. 01,0002,0003,0001794: 21812: 11830: 21840: 11849: 11851: 11856: 21863: 21867: 11871: 31873: 21874: 11875: 21876: 21877: 31879: 11881: 11882: 11884: 11885: 11886: 31889: 11890: 11893: 41894: 11895: 41896: 31897: 41898: 71899: 91900: 31901: 81902: 61903: 131904: 31905: 151906: 41907: 121908: 291909: 191910: 431911: 701912: 551913: 191914: 671915: 391916: 471917: 1181918: 1481919: 241920: 731921: 311922: 711923: 651924: 871925: 1411926: 651927: 1441928: 6291929: 1031930: 1851931: 1421932: 4751933: 911934: 2221935: 2991936: 3341937: 2601938: 1791939: 2961940: 3151941: 2461942: 3271943: 4401944: 1191945: 4901946: 2881947: 2581948: 3301949: 5101950: 3991951: 3681952: 2681953: 1,2071954: 4271955: 3021956: 5031957: 3761958: 4101959: 5681960: 1,3651961: 2911962: 1,3971963: 2,0051964: 6351965: 3461966: 4851967: 4361968: 1,2071969: 5141970: 5271971: 7631972: 1,2891973: 5641974: 1,0571975: 1,2051976: 9861977: 1,0781978: 7111979: 1,2951980: 1,4421981: 1,5081982: 1,6141983: 1,1151984: 5961985: 8961986: 6901987: 2,0071988: 8411989: 1,0191990: 6371991: 1,3241992: 7741993: 1,9231994: 9421995: 1,6881996: 1,5961997: 1,9571998: 1,0771999: 8712000: 1,0612001: 5752002: 1,0112003: 7372004: 6512005: 1,9182006: 1,1172007: 1,4102008: 7152009: 8392010: 1,0442011: 1,7142012: 8102013: 1,4812014: 5152015: 7432016: 4002017: 1,3582018: 1,1982019: 9192020: 1,3102021: 6182022: 5702023: 8302024: 1,0682025: 5432026: 6301794188119021918193419501966198219982014
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1909. 1909 had 19 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-12 in each year
YearRecords
17942
18121
18302
18401
18491
18511
18562
18632
18671
18713
18732
18741
18752
18762
18773
18791
18811
18821
18841
18851
18863
18891
18901
18934
18941
18954
18963
18974
18987
18999
19003
19018
19026
190313
19043
190515
19064
190712
190829
190919
191043
191170
191255
191319
191467
191539
191647
1917118
1918148
191924
192073
192131
192271
192365
192487
1925141
192665
1927144
1928629
1929103
1930185
1931142
1932475
193391
1934222
1935299
1936334
1937260
1938179
1939296
1940315
1941246
1942327
1943440
1944119
1945490
1946288
1947258
1948330
1949510
1950399
1951368
1952268
19531,207
1954427
1955302
1956503
1957376
1958410
1959568
19601,365
1961291
19621,397
19632,005
1964635
1965346
1966485
1967436
19681,207
1969514
1970527
1971763
19721,289
1973564
19741,057
19751,205
1976986
19771,078
1978711
19791,295
19801,442
19811,508
19821,614
19831,115
1984596
1985896
1986690
19872,007
1988841
19891,019
1990637
19911,324
1992774
19931,923
1994942
19951,688
19961,596
19971,957
19981,077
1999871
20001,061
2001575
20021,011
2003737
2004651
20051,918
20061,117
20071,410
2008715
2009839
20101,044
20111,714
2012810
20131,481
2014515
2015743
2016400
20171,358
20181,198
2019919
20201,310
2021618
2022570
2023830
20241,068
2025543
2026630

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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).