Weather Records on 9 January 1955

206 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1955. Highest significance: Strehla, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 January 1955

On 9 January 1955, 206 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
27 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 4 monthly and 202 daily.
Strehla set a daily record precipitation of 66.0 mm (2.6 in) on 9 January 1955.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

206 stations

206 station records on 9 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Strehla	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arni	India	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Seward AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Polur	India	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vedasandur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Colorado City	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Davis	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gagetown 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Charles Chenault	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vaniyambadi	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aspermont	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Colorado City	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palani	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Matagorda #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ambur	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Uttiramerur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saidapet	India	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Madurantakam	India	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zwartruggens (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Buenos Aires Observ	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	39.7 C (103.5 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ponnamaravathi	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dullstroom (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Marinette	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Bon Wier	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kamennaja-Step	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oktjabrskij-Gorodok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kon-Kolodez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.6 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Voronez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pense	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pense	Canada	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Udumalpet	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Daroca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ash Fork 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Putnam	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Stamford 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Badu Mulgrave Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Covelong	India	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

206 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 7, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 20, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 114, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 9 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	7
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	20
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	114
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 9 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 4, daily 202.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

175 broken records

Margins by which the 175 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1955

Top 20 records on 9 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1955	Strehla, ZA	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1955	Arni, IN	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	51 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1955	Seward AP, US	daily rain	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1955	Polur, IN	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1955	Vedasandur, IN	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1955	Colorado City, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1955	Madrid, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1955	Ft Davis, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1955	Angleton 2 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1955	Gagetown 2, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	7 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1955	Lake Charles Chenault, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	49 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1955	Vaniyambadi, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1955	Sriperumbudur, IN	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1955	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1955	Aspermont, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1955	Colorado City, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1955	Palani, IN	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1955	Killarney Post Office, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	57 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1955	Matagorda #2, US	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	29 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1955. 1955 had 206 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	160
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1