Weather Records on 9 January 1953

1,148 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1953. Highest significance: Libby 1 NE Rs, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 1953

On 9 January 1953, 1,148 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
699 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 128 monthly and 1,017 daily.
Libby 1 NE Rs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 51.8 mm (2.0 in) on 9 January 1953.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,148 stations

1,148 station records on 9 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Weimar	Germany	Record snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ocala	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moro	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Umatilla	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Pekisko	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Maries	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wasco	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Big Eddy	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record snow depth	288.0 cm (113.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville UNIV of Fl	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
St Augustine	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Westwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Federal Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rimrock Tieton Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen St Mary 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haverhill	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Goldendale	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jacksonville Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
McCloud	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stewart	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Layton 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Joseph	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,148 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 404, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 295, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 16, Deepest snow cover 13.

Records on 9 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	404
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	295
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	16
Deepest snow cover	13

Records on 9 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 128, daily 1,017.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

984 broken records

Margins by which the 984 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1480.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1953

Top 20 records on 9 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1953	Libby 1 NE Rs, US	monthly rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1953	Weimar, DE	daily snow depth	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1953	Ocala, US	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1953	Port Dover, CA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1953	Moro, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1953	Umatilla, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1953	The Dalles, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Kellogg, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Pekisko, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	41 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Heron 2 NW, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Pleasant Valley, US	all-time rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Arlington, US	all-time rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	59 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Rosalia, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Saint Maries, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Wasco, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Greenville, US	daily rain	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Fortine 1 N, US	monthly rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Bella Coola, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Inverness 3 SE, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1953	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	48 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1953. 1953 had 1,148 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 200	980
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1