Weather Records on 9 January 1934

446 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1934. Highest significance: Meredith, AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 1934

On 9 January 1934, 446 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
39 were record highs and 23 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 436 daily.
Meredith set a daily record precipitation of 35.3 mm (1.4 in) on 9 January 1934.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

446 stations

446 station records on 9 January 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Meredith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dharwar	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Tsomo (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miepoll South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
St Helens Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sorell (Whitlea)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Violet Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie Treatment Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Molka (Lowana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Avenel (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Contest	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Albion Park Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Barellan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Yea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Swansea Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Euroa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Elliot Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healesville (Nyora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fort William	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Argalong (the Farm)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ganmain (Dullah Dullah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maroondah Weir (Melbourne Wate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Puckapunyal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Finley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henty Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Goulburn River @ Shepparton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pamban	India	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Round Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Princetown (Rivernook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Goulds Country Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Loch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grong Grong (Junee St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bygoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agnes River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gembrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Manor Holme	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Narrandera (Back Brewarrena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rushworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Red Hill South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Elaine (Larundel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kentani (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mqanduli (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Caniambo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lorne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Frere (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mickleham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Broadford Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Queenstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

446 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 383, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 9 January 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	383
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 9 January 1934 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 10, daily 436.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

419 broken records

Margins by which the 419 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 85.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1934

Top 20 records on 9 January 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1934	Meredith, AU	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Dharwar, IN	monthly rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Tsomo (Pol), ZA	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Miepoll South, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	St Helens Post Office, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Sorell (Whitlea), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Violet Town, AU	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Kinglake West (Wallaby Creek), AU	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Jerilderie Treatment Works, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Molka (Lowana), AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Avenel (Post Office), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Contest, ZA	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Albion Park Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Barellan Post Office, AU	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Yea, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Ettumanur, IN	monthly rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Dookie Agricultural College, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Swansea Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1934	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	44 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1934. 1934 had 446 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	353
20 to 40	53
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1