Weather Records on 9 January 1928

387 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1928. Highest significance: Kempsey (Wide Street), AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 1928

On 9 January 1928, 387 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
331 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 375 daily.
Kempsey (Wide Street) set a daily record precipitation of 76.7 mm (3.0 in) on 9 January 1928.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

387 stations

387 station records on 9 January 1928 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1928: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Guy Fawkes 2	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barkerville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarence Town (Grey St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Willapa Harbor	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macksville Country Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wien	Austria	Record high maximum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stellenbosch (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fort National	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Perth Regional Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Brushgrove Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia Priest Pt Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Ulmarra (Newsagency)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	2.9 C (37.2 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Humboldt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lowville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Quatsino	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gardiner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lebanon 3 W	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moonta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Byron Bay (Jacaranda Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Steveston	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

387 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1928 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Highest daily minimum 217, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 January 1928 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	0
Highest daily minimum	217
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 January 1928 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 12, daily 375.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

301 broken records

Margins by which the 301 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 76.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1928

Top 20 records on 9 January 1928 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1928	Kempsey (Wide Street), AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	60.4 mm (2.4 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1928	Guy Fawkes 2, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Casino Airport, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Wauchope (Avondale Street), AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	8 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Morpeth Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Bella Coola, CA	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Barkerville, CA	monthly high min	2.8 C (37.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	35 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Mullumbimby (Fairview Farm), AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Clarence Town (Grey St), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Columbus 3 NE, US	monthly high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	27 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Willapa Harbor, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Banff, CA	monthly high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Taree (Radio Station 2Re), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Edmonton, CA	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Escanaba, US	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	47 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Pitea, SE	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Woodburn Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Macksville Country Club, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1928	Wien, AT	daily high max	8.5 C (47.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	45 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 1928

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1928. 1928 had 387 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	278
10 to 20	10
20 to 30	6
30 to 40	2
40 to 50	1
50 to 60	2
60 to 70	1
70 to 80	1