Weather Records on 9 January 1926

144 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1926. Highest significance: State College, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 1926

On 9 January 1926, 144 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 35 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 143 daily.
State College set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 9 January 1926.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

144 stations

144 station records on 9 January 1926 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1926: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
State College	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gloversville	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glens Falls Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate (Weewalla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Nidingen A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vinga	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Halden	Norway	Record snow depth	50.0 cm (19.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bodalla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bonang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg - Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Robertson (Caalong Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lambrigg	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Hanover	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Clydebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Majura 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Harrisburg River Gage	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gadsden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Parkers Landing	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisons (Ballark)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

144 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1926 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 64, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 9 January 1926 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	12
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	64
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 9 January 1926 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 143.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

117 broken records

Margins by which the 117 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1926

Top 20 records on 9 January 1926 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1926	State College, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1926	Bukalong Station, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1926	Barkestad, NO	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1926	Harrisburg - Coop, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1926	Towanda 1 S, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1926	Chelsea, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	14 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Gloversville, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	6 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Glens Falls Fire STN, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Delegate (Weewalla), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Valencia Creek (Bulgar Park), AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Reading Wb City, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Hamilton, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Towanda 1 S, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	24.2 C (75.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Nidingen A, SE	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Easton, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Cortland, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Vinga, SE	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1926	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	39 years	20 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 1926

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1926. 1926 had 144 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 25	102
25 to 50	6
50 to 75	3
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	2