Weather Records on 9 January 1956

416 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1956. Highest significance: Apsley, CA.

Key Facts for 9 January 1956

On 9 January 1956, 416 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
191 were record highs and 89 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 395 daily.
Apsley set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 9 January 1956.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

416 stations

416 station records on 9 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Apsley	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
St Margaret's Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Arwal	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kotputli	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles-Marignane	France	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Worcester	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Placid 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Khutauna	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pagosa Springs 1SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aztec Ruins Nm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	31.8 C (89.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mahone Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mvenyane (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chama	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
The Forks	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Piripiri	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kathgodam	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Marshall	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lillydale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
La Malbaie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Avon Park 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fitchburg 4 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

416 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 116, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 54, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 9 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	116
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	54
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 9 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 395.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

340 broken records

Margins by which the 340 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 1956

Top 20 records on 9 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1956	Apsley, CA	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	St Margaret's Bay, CA	monthly rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	Arwal, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	Armagh, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	Kotputli, IN	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	54 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp, FR	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	57 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	Berlin, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	Marseilles-Marignane, FR	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	12 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	Worcester, US	daily rain	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	Lake Placid 2 S, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	Lowell, US	monthly rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	Khutauna, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1956	Pagosa Springs 1SE, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1956	Roberval Nord, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1956	Saint John, CA	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	81 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1956	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1956	Clinton, US	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1956	Aztec Ruins Nm, US	monthly high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1956	Elkins- Randolph Co AP, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1956	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	31.8 C (89.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	58 years	32 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1956. 1956 had 416 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 20	313
20 to 40	18
40 to 60	3
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1