Weather Records on 9 January 1961

140 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1961. Highest significance: Manapparai, IN.

Key Facts for 9 January 1961

On 9 January 1961, 140 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
55 were record highs and 21 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 139 daily.
Manapparai set a daily record precipitation of 66.8 mm (2.6 in) on 9 January 1961.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 513 records.

Record Map

140 stations

140 station records on 9 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manapparai	India	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Iluppur	India	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Camden on Gauley 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vancouver Harbour CS	Canada	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Snoqualmie Pass	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Pudukkottai	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Thathaiengarpet	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Estevan Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hemlock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Estes Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elands Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
E Stroudsburg	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Trinidad 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beechmont Binna Burra Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-26.5 C (-15.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Westfield 2 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Morgan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookville FAA AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malung	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Viljandi	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elmhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Vincent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnel Camp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Turaiyur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
McGill	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sooke Lake	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Marungapuri	India	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Numbla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton Meadows	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Springbrook Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bear Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Westhope	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Britannia Beach Furry Cr	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Hanty-Mansijsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Granville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mohall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Kyancutta	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Courtenay Puntledge Bchp	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Petrun	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.5 C (20.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Minusinsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.4 C (-26.3 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-33.6 C (-28.5 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Clearfield	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

140 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 9 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 9 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 139.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

99 broken records

Margins by which the 99 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 1961

Top 20 records on 9 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1961	Manapparai, IN	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1961	Ft Myers Page Fld AP, US	daily rain	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1961	New Westminster, CA	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1961	Iluppur, IN	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1961	Camden on Gauley 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Vancouver Harbour CS, CA	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Belvidere, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Burquitlam Vancouver Golf Cour, CA	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Snoqualmie Pass, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Virden, CA	daily high max	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	69 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Pudukkottai, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Port Lincoln, AU	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Thathaiengarpet, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Estevan Point, CA	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	2 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Hemlock, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	58 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Estes Park, US	monthly high max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	29 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Brockport, US	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	58 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Elands Post Office, AU	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	E Stroudsburg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1961	Trinidad 2 SSE, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	50 years	23 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1961. 1961 had 140 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	76
20 to 40	14
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	1