Weather Records on 9 January 1938

250 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1938. Highest significance: Altentreptow, DE.

Key Facts for 9 January 1938

On 9 January 1938, 250 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
29 were record highs and 69 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 246 daily.
Altentreptow set a daily record snow depth of 12.0 cm (4.7 in) on 9 January 1938.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

250 stations

250 station records on 9 January 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Katbari	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pachet(Kharai)	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pocahontas	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Turnu Magurele	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Noonkanbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sac City	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gundy (Miller St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chainpur	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record low minimum temperature	-24.6 C (-12.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Onawa 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
West Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Turkestan	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Silli	India	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Blankenburg	Germany	Record snow depth	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kharsawan	India	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajauli	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Castlewood	United States	Record daily snowfall	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ipswich	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhavnathpur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inwood 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nawadah	India	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

250 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 23, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 6, Lowest daily minimum 38, Heaviest daily rainfall 109, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 9 January 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	23
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	6
Lowest daily minimum	38
Heaviest daily rainfall	109
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 9 January 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 3, daily 246.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

218 broken records

Margins by which the 218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1938

Top 20 records on 9 January 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1938	Altentreptow, DE	daily snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	7 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1938	Katbari, IN	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1938	Pachet(Kharai), IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1938	Pocahontas, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1938	Ft Dodge 5NNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1938	Storm Lake, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1938	Gumla, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1938	Turnu Magurele, RO	all-time low min	-28.2 C (-18.8 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Noonkanbah, AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Uanda, AU	daily rain	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Rajathgarh, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Sac City, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Chemnitz, DE	daily snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	27 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Lohar-Daga, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	53 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Inwood 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Melbourne Regional Office, AU	daily low min	7.5 C (45.5 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	57 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1938	Calarasi, RO	daily low min	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	28 years	27 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1938. 1938 had 250 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	178
20 to 40	25
40 to 60	7
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	2