Weather Records on 9 January 1918

76 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1918. Highest significance: Yalta, UA.

Key Facts for 9 January 1918

On 9 January 1918, 76 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 43 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 71 daily.
Yalta set a monthly record daily precipitation of 68.9 mm (2.7 in) on 9 January 1918.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

76 stations

76 station records on 9 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yalta	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oakey Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
North Bruce	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sevastopol',Mgs	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tot-Ma	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.8 C (-34.2 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabee Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-25.5 C (-13.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.3 C (11.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-23.5 C (-10.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-21.0 C (-5.8 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-29.0 C (-20.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.2 C (6.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.7 C (21.7 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-42.0 C (-43.6 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bogantungan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cavan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-10.7 C (12.7 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.5 C (31.1 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

76 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 4, Lowest daily minimum 29, Heaviest daily rainfall 25, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	4
Lowest daily minimum	29
Heaviest daily rainfall	25
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 4, daily 71.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

72 broken records

Margins by which the 72 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 39.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1918

Top 20 records on 9 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1918	Yalta, UA	monthly rain	68.9 mm (2.7 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1918	Oxford, GB	daily low min	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	97 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1918	North Bruce, CA	monthly snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Kiandra Chalet, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Kvikkjokk-Arrenjarka, SE	all-time low min	-43.0 C (-45.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Oakey Creek, AU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Skara 1, SE	daily low min	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	8.5 C (15.3 F)	26 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	7 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Gunnedah Pool, AU	daily low min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	North Bruce, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Sevastopol',Mgs, UA	daily rain	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Tot-Ma, RU	monthly rain	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	11 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Umea, SE	daily low min	-35.5 C (-31.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	10 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Yardea, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low min	-36.8 C (-34.2 F)	6.8 C (12.2 F)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Gavle, SE	daily low min	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	31 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Yarrabee Park, AU	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1918	Oestersund-Froesoen, SE	daily low max	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	25 years	17 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

1799 to 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1918. 1918 had 76 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-09 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1806	1
1830	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	1
1853	2
1855	1
1857	2
1858	2
1861	2
1862	2
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1882	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	4
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	1
1897	6
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	12
1906	13
1907	10
1908	13
1909	9
1910	14
1911	16
1912	64
1913	8
1914	30
1915	29
1916	56
1917	51
1918	76
1919	36
1920	66
1921	71
1922	92
1923	83
1924	161
1925	84
1926	144
1927	120
1928	387
1929	208
1930	919
1931	66
1932	205
1933	287
1934	446
1935	783
1936	577
1937	1,637
1938	250
1939	1,091
1940	623
1941	431
1942	948
1943	342
1944	442
1945	543
1946	623
1947	178
1948	278
1949	1,035
1950	407
1951	261
1952	310
1953	1,148
1954	298
1955	206
1956	416
1957	1,439
1958	661
1959	355
1960	575
1961	140
1962	1,334
1963	690
1964	857
1965	673
1966	289
1967	409
1968	1,461
1969	569
1970	1,833
1971	659
1972	617
1973	1,380
1974	1,392
1975	1,055
1976	792
1977	1,631
1978	1,494
1979	891
1980	794
1981	635
1982	1,162
1983	759
1984	538
1985	1,541
1986	685
1987	1,243
1988	1,247
1989	1,460
1990	1,335
1991	1,048
1992	1,368
1993	1,524
1994	852
1995	1,099
1996	1,632
1997	1,440
1998	1,735
1999	947
2000	677
2001	829
2002	1,889
2003	1,186
2004	717
2005	1,135
2006	872
2007	1,607
2008	1,335
2009	825
2010	1,941
2011	802
2012	604
2013	641
2014	694
2015	868
2016	616
2017	943
2018	742
2019	323
2020	471
2021	405
2022	356
2023	519
2024	1,533
2025	744
2026	1,609

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 5	48
5 to 10	12
10 to 15	6
15 to 20	0
20 to 25	3
25 to 30	1
30 to 35	1
35 to 40	1