Weather Records on 9 January 1924

161 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1924. Highest significance: Gorlitz, DE.

Key Facts for 9 January 1924

On 9 January 1924, 161 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 159 daily.
Gorlitz set a daily record snow depth of 29.0 cm (11.4 in) on 9 January 1924.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

161 stations

161 station records on 9 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.3 C (109.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sarna	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eau Claire	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis Wb Dwtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stonyfell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Milan	Italy	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.3 C (99.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Clarinda	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Lynd #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lebo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Jim Thorpe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.7 C (96.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomington Normal	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Monmouth	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton #1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Norfolk	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Fond du Lac Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
The Olives	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholme (Bassett)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Marshalltown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Weeping Water	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

161 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 60, Heaviest daily rainfall 44, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 9 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	44
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 9 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 159.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 150.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1924

Top 20 records on 9 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1924	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	30 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Georgetown Post Office, AU	monthly high max	43.3 C (109.9 F)	2.6 C (4.7 F)	21 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Eau Claire, US	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	6.7 cm (2.6 in)	6 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Sveg, SE	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Sarna, SE	daily rain	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Mantova, IT	daily rain	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Eau Claire, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Farmington 3NW, US	daily rain	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	1 year	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Minneapolis Wb Dwtn, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	23 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Stonyfell, AU	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Hay Springs, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	5 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Dubuque River, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	45 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Ottawa, CA	daily high max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1924	Milan, IT	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	36 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1924. 1924 had 161 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 20	124
20 to 40	2
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	2
140 to 160	1