Weather Records on 9 January 1958

661 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1958. Highest significance: Kunzelsau, DE.

Key Facts for 9 January 1958

On 9 January 1958, 661 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
232 were record highs and 341 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 655 daily.
Kunzelsau set a daily record precipitation of 32.7 mm (1.3 in) on 9 January 1958.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

661 stations

661 station records on 9 January 1958 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1958: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Versamelhoek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Senekal (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan de Los Llanos	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brandwag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Insikeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Aiken 5SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fernandina Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
De Brug (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.5 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cinclare	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin 3 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New Iberia AP - Acadiana Rgnl	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beardsley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morganton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hedrum	Norway	Record snow depth	80.0 cm (31.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Molteno (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Rapids	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ashley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Clark	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

661 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1958 by type: Highest daily maximum 192, Lowest daily maximum 112, Highest daily minimum 40, Lowest daily minimum 229, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 January 1958 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	192
Lowest daily maximum	112
Highest daily minimum	40
Lowest daily minimum	229
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 January 1958 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 3, daily 655.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

555 broken records

Margins by which the 555 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 102.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1958

Top 20 records on 9 January 1958 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1958	Kunzelsau, DE	daily rain	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1958	Versamelhoek, ZA	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	8 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1958	Pitea, SE	all-time low min	-38.0 C (-36.4 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	65 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1958	Senekal (Agr), ZA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1958	Metten, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1958	Ndumu, ZA	daily rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1958	San Juan de Los Llanos, MX	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	10.5 C (18.9 F)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1958	Brandwag, ZA	daily rain	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1958	Atlantic City Marina, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1958	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1958	Durham, CA	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1958	Insikeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1958	El-Golea, DZ	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1958	Kalkfontein, ZA	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1958	Rayne 6 N, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	61 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1958	Pipestone, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1958	Emerson, CA	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1958	Fullerton 1 ESE, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	50 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1958	Aiken 5SE, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	64 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1958	Fort Frances, CA	daily high max	6.1 C (43.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	61 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 1958

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1958. 1958 had 661 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	538
20 to 40	9
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	3