Weather Records on 9 January 1920

66 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1920. Highest significance: Johnsonville, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 1920

On 9 January 1920, 66 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 66 daily.
Johnsonville set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 9 January 1920.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

66 stations

66 station records on 9 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Falmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bairnsdale 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
State College	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo Blade	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Buchan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lock #4	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Picton Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cooma (Carlaminda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Battleford	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Koomooloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bobundara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Omeo Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Currandooley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wulgulmerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gunning Rural Supplies	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Barmedman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Neds Corner Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bruthen (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Water Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Moormurang the Ridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Cataract River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	1.0 C (33.8 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Braidwood (Wallace Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Bowral Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	5 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Gidleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

66 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 56.

Records on 9 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	56
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 9 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 66.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

63 broken records

Margins by which the 63 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 52.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1920

Top 20 records on 9 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1920	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1920	Falmouth, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1920	Bairnsdale 1, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	28 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Newport, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Glenville, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Gabo Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Kilkivan Post Office, AU	daily rain	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	State College, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Port Jervis, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Toledo Blade, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Tarnaby, SE	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Buchan, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Lock #4, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Picton Council Depot, AU	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	36 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Cooma (Carlaminda), AU	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	4 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Casterton (Warrock), AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Fort Chipewyan, CA	daily high min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Battleford, CA	daily high min	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	36 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1920	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	30 years	16 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1920. 1920 had 66 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 10	51
10 to 20	7
20 to 30	2
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	1