Weather Records on 9 January 1930

919 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1930. Highest significance: Kansas City, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 1930

On 9 January 1930, 919 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
459 were record highs and 252 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 888 daily.
Kansas City set a monthly record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 9 January 1930.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

919 stations

919 station records on 9 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kansas City	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pawhuska	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marengo	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Farmersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Umzimkulu (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Engcobo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-49.4 C (-56.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mascoutah	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabeth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fulton	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sycamore	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Union City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Minonk	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coatesville 1 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carmel	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville River	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quakertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Enid	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

919 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 275, Lowest daily maximum 165, Highest daily minimum 184, Lowest daily minimum 87, Heaviest daily rainfall 167, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	275
Lowest daily maximum	165
Highest daily minimum	184
Lowest daily minimum	87
Heaviest daily rainfall	167
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 28, daily 888.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

809 broken records

Margins by which the 809 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 236.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1930

Top 20 records on 9 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1930	Kansas City, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1930	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Arkadelphia 2 N, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Pawhuska, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Marengo, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Farmersburg, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Independence, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	10 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Burlington, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Milwaukee Wb City, US	daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	3 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Umzimkulu (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Brinkley, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Oskaloosa, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Washington, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Engcobo (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Helena, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	54.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Mt Carroll, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Kingfisher, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Kansas City, US	monthly snowfall	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1930	Emporia 1 S, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1930. 1930 had 919 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 50	776
50 to 100	20
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3