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Weather Records on 31 January 1909

27 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 31 January 1909. Highest significance: Maitland West, AU.

Key Facts for 31 January 1909

  • On 31 January 1909, 27 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 26 daily.
  • Maitland West set a daily record precipitation of 82.6 mm (3.3 in) on 31 January 1909.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

27 stations
Weather records on 31 January 1909 27 station records on 31 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
27 station records on 31 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 31 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Maitland WestAustraliaRecord daily precipitation82.6 mm (3.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
RegensburgGermanyRecord daily precipitation17.0 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Roto (Coombie)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.1 mm (0.8 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Eurugabah StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.5 cm (6.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Thelangerin EastAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-8.9 C (16.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo ComparisonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
MombaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
TeryawyniaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Paddington)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Groongal (Groongal Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.5 mm (0.06 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Passau-MaierhofGermanyRecord daily precipitation10.2 mm (0.4 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature1.1 C (34.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
Barellan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
St John'sCanadaRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
PeterboroughCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City MarinaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-1.1 C (30.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

27 records
Records on 31 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 31 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 051015Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 14Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 31 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 14, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 31 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall14
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 31 January 1909 by timescale Records on 31 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26. 0102030all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 26all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 31 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 26.
Records on 31 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily26

How Much Records Were Beaten By

24 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 January 1909 Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2220 to 40: 140 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100
Margins by which the 24 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 91.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 31 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 2022
20 to 401
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1001

Top 20 by Significance

31 January 1909
Top 20 records on 31 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 January 1909Maitland West, AUdaily rain82.6 mm (3.3 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)49 years33 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max4.4 C (39.9 F)4.5 C (8.1 F)36 years22 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Regensburg, DEdaily rain17.0 mm (0.7 in)10.2 mm (0.4 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Roto (Coombie), AUdaily rain19.1 mm (0.8 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min-5.0 C (23.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Eurugabah Station, AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)30 years19 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Stratford, CAdaily snowfall15.5 cm (6.1 in)9.1 cm (3.6 in)1 year19 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Thelangerin East, AUdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Montgomery Wb City, USdaily low min-8.9 C (16.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)11 years17 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Dalhousie, CAmonthly high max12.8 C (55.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)0 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily low min-14.4 C (6.1 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Omeo Comparison, AUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Momba, AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)1.2 mm (0.05 in)33 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Teryawynia, AUdaily rain1.3 mm (0.05 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Cobar (Paddington), AUdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)30 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Yanco (Billinbah East), AUdaily rain2.3 mm (0.09 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)32 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Groongal (Groongal Station), AUdaily rain1.5 mm (0.06 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)31 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Wilmington Wb City, USdaily low min-7.2 C (19.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)11 years13 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain3.3 mm (0.13 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)26 years12 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1909Chattanooga Wb City, USdaily low max-3.3 C (26.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)8 years12 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

1800 to 1909
Records on 01-31 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1909. 1909 had 27 records. 01,0002,0003,0004,0001800: 11801: 11830: 21843: 11846: 11850: 11852: 11853: 21854: 21862: 11863: 21868: 11869: 21870: 11873: 11875: 11877: 11878: 21880: 11882: 11883: 11884: 51885: 11886: 21887: 11888: 31889: 31890: 21892: 11893: 91894: 11895: 31896: 11897: 21898: 71899: 71900: 51901: 41902: 101903: 31904: 61905: 211906: 171907: 81908: 361909: 271910: 101911: 521912: 201913: 491914: 361915: 1151916: 941917: 1901918: 1501919: 141920: 1131921: 291922: 551923: 1521924: 2031925: 1341926: 2041927: 641928: 471929: 2631930: 831931: 3261932: 1531933: 2121934: 5971935: 4311936: 8301937: 3091938: 3621939: 3231940: 3611941: 3541942: 2731943: 6981944: 2321945: 9431946: 3591947: 7881948: 6001949: 1,0581950: 1,0221951: 1,1921952: 5191953: 8791954: 7441955: 3831956: 4341957: 5631958: 6921959: 2371960: 3491961: 4751962: 6861963: 9281964: 4021965: 6961966: 1,2951967: 6371968: 5241969: 7031970: 2091971: 1,5061972: 4261973: 7141974: 1,1281975: 1,1101976: 5691977: 7811978: 8441979: 1,9951980: 7571981: 6871982: 1,2871983: 1,0781984: 6101985: 1,7251986: 6161987: 7871988: 1,5821989: 1,7181990: 8211991: 6171992: 1,5731993: 8561994: 1,0491995: 1,1221996: 1,5941997: 8981998: 6411999: 9382000: 1,1152001: 1,0612002: 3,0802003: 1,2812004: 1,3922005: 7672006: 7222007: 7132008: 7042009: 5522010: 1,3112011: 7412012: 1,0372013: 1,3972014: 9862015: 6632016: 1,1472017: 5752018: 5642019: 1,4262020: 1,0312021: 5042022: 2552023: 9072024: 1,1172025: 8272026: 8391800187818981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1909. 1909 had 27 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-31 in each year
YearRecords
18001
18011
18302
18431
18461
18501
18521
18532
18542
18621
18632
18681
18692
18701
18731
18751
18771
18782
18801
18821
18831
18845
18851
18862
18871
18883
18893
18902
18921
18939
18941
18953
18961
18972
18987
18997
19005
19014
190210
19033
19046
190521
190617
19078
190836
190927
191010
191152
191220
191349
191436
1915115
191694
1917190
1918150
191914
1920113
192129
192255
1923152
1924203
1925134
1926204
192764
192847
1929263
193083
1931326
1932153
1933212
1934597
1935431
1936830
1937309
1938362
1939323
1940361
1941354
1942273
1943698
1944232
1945943
1946359
1947788
1948600
19491,058
19501,022
19511,192
1952519
1953879
1954744
1955383
1956434
1957563
1958692
1959237
1960349
1961475
1962686
1963928
1964402
1965696
19661,295
1967637
1968524
1969703
1970209
19711,506
1972426
1973714
19741,128
19751,110
1976569
1977781
1978844
19791,995
1980757
1981687
19821,287
19831,078
1984610
19851,725
1986616
1987787
19881,582
19891,718
1990821
1991617
19921,573
1993856
19941,049
19951,122
19961,594
1997898
1998641
1999938
20001,115
20011,061
20023,080
20031,281
20041,392
2005767
2006722
2007713
2008704
2009552
20101,311
2011741
20121,037
20131,397
2014986
2015663
20161,147
2017575
2018564
20191,426
20201,031
2021504
2022255
2023907
20241,117
2025827
2026839

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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).