Weather Records on 9 January 1957

1,439 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1957. Highest significance: Muhammadpur, IN.

Key Facts for 9 January 1957

On 9 January 1957, 1,439 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
481 were record highs and 90 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 100 monthly and 1,336 daily.
Muhammadpur set a monthly record daily precipitation of 76.5 mm (3.0 in) on 9 January 1957.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,439 stations

1,439 station records on 9 January 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Gogri	India	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Colagaon	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Darjeeling	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Azimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Sultanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Simcoe	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Hindaun	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Khairagarh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bidhuna	India	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mathura	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Chhota Kosi	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Asthawan	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kannauj	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Jodhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barh	India	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Araria	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Aliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dinhata	India	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Malda	India	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Chhaygaon	India	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Thanesar	India	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dhandaus	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kamen Kaman	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Gunnaur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Sitapur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Suri	India	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Damra	India	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sekoni	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chandi	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Bharthana	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laukaha	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sheikhpura	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Bah	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Pakur	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bayana Biana	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Karauli	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kaimganj	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barduar	India	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bharatpur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gangapur	India	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Falakata Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,439 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 226, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 255, Lowest daily minimum 35, Heaviest daily rainfall 704, Heaviest daily snowfall 157, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 9 January 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	226
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	255
Lowest daily minimum	35
Heaviest daily rainfall	704
Heaviest daily snowfall	157
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 9 January 1957 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 100, daily 1,336.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,296 broken records

Margins by which the 1,296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 234.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1957

Top 20 records on 9 January 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1957	Muhammadpur, IN	monthly rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Gogri, IN	monthly rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Headingly Station, AU	all-time rain	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	6 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Colagaon, IN	monthly rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Darjeeling, IN	monthly rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Azimganj, IN	monthly rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	35 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Sultanganj, IN	monthly rain	94.5 mm (3.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	35 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Simcoe, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Hindaun, IN	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Khairagarh, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Azamgarh, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Bidhuna, IN	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Mathura, IN	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Chhota Kosi, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Asthawan, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	53 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Kannauj, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Sandila, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	56 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1957	Jodhpur, IN	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	56 years	59 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1957. 1957 had 1,439 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	1,221
50 to 100	57
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	2