Weather Records on 9 January 1959

355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1959. Highest significance: Nicholson, AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 1959

On 9 January 1959, 355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
145 were record highs and 32 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 343 daily.
Nicholson set an all-time record daily precipitation of 176.8 mm (7.0 in) on 9 January 1959.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

355 stations

355 station records on 9 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nicholson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hayfork 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kundahit	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Araruna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Cruz	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dundee (Rangers Valley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Limbunya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver 4 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canguaretama	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Piaxtla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wytheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cramond, Albert Fall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Vacaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Strathmore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hermiston 1 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Duchesne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Groblersplaas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bulwer (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kisinev	Moldova	Record high minimum temperature	3.4 C (38.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Heppner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Orland	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tulita A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg Bergedorf	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-55.2 C (-67.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Skegness	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Klamath Falls 2 SSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

355 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 42, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 103, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 149, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 9 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	42
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	103
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	149
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 9 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 343.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

276 broken records

Margins by which the 276 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.6. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1959

Top 20 records on 9 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1959	Nicholson, AU	all-time rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	10 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1959	Flora Valley Old, AU	daily rain	161.3 mm (6.4 in)	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Hayfork 2 W, US	daily rain	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Old Halls Creek, AU	all-time rain	211.1 mm (8.3 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Oroville 3 NW, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Lyndon, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Kundahit, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Summit, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Araruna, BR	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Mc Minnville, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Santa Cruz, US	daily rain	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Dundee (Rangers Valley), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Everett, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1959	Limbunya, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1959	Vancouver 4 NNE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1959	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1959	Sturt Creek, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1959	Canguaretama, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1959	Piaxtla, MX	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	32 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1959	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	49 years	31 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1959. 1959 had 355 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	237
20 to 40	24
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1