Weather Records on 9 January 1948

278 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1948. Highest significance: Reitz 36, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 January 1948

On 9 January 1948, 278 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
193 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 263 daily.
Reitz 36 set a daily record precipitation of 78.2 mm (3.1 in) on 9 January 1948.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

278 stations

278 station records on 9 January 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Reitz 36	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Simferopol	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Henichesk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fenelon Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fenelon Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
College STN 6 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Ganca	Azerbaijan	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Vananda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Beauceville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dwingelo	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Borzja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	5.5 C (41.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	11.6 C (52.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Orenburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	16.6 C (61.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willcox	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Thorne	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Ranch	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Conway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.2 mm (6.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.6 C (27.3 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolaev	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	8.4 C (47.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middlewater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Coteau	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Plainfield	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Crosbyton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Hedland Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record daily precipitation	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
El-Ton	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

278 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 105, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 88, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 45, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 9 January 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	105
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	88
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	45
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 9 January 1948 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 263.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

217 broken records

Margins by which the 217 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1948

Top 20 records on 9 January 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1948	Reitz 36, ZA	daily rain	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1948	Mackinaw City 2, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Henichesk, UA	daily high min	7.1 C (44.8 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Storlien, SE	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	8.2 C (14.8 F)	30 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Simferopol, UA	monthly high min	11.6 C (52.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Kestell (Pol), ZA	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Feodosiia, UA	monthly high min	11.0 C (51.8 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Oracle, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	51 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Beauceville, CA	daily snowfall	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	24 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Henichesk, UA	monthly high max	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Lugansk, UA	monthly high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Fenelon Falls, CA	monthly rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Fenelon Falls, CA	monthly snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	31 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Lugansk, UA	monthly high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	World Trade Ctr, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	College STN 6 SW, US	daily high min	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	40 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Nacogdoches, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	46 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Ganca, AZ	daily high min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	33 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1948	Feodosiia, UA	daily high max	16.6 C (61.9 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	30 years	22 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1948. 1948 had 278 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	194
20 to 40	12
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1