Weather Records on 9 January 1962

1,334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1962. Highest significance: Malvern, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 1962

On 9 January 1962, 1,334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
125 were record highs and 696 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 1,305 daily.
Malvern set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 9 January 1962.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,334 stations

1,334 station records on 9 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malvern	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Marianna 2 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Doodenanning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Lobethal	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Truro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Deloraine (Athol)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dardanelle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tribune 1W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wonnaminta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Caucaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Poteau	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minneola	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cromleigh,Ixopo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yelarbon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arkansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodward	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dancy 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yetman (Warialda Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott 2 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
El Dorado Goodwin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Araluen Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pte de Chassiron	France	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanango Wills St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spicer	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plains	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,334 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 75, Lowest daily maximum 457, Highest daily minimum 50, Lowest daily minimum 239, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 133, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 9 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	75
Lowest daily maximum	457
Highest daily minimum	50
Lowest daily minimum	239
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	133
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 9 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 24, daily 1,305.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,140 broken records

Margins by which the 1,140 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1962

Top 20 records on 9 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1962	Malvern, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1962	Marianna 2 S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1962	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1962	Doodenanning, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	60 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Lobethal, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Longmont 2 ESE, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Truro, AU	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Leoti, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Clare (Hill River), AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Clare Post Office, AU	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Hot Springs 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	85 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Deloraine (Athol), AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Dardanelle, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	74 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Hope 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Tribune 1W, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	El Reno 1 N, US	daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Wonnaminta, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Caucaia, BR	daily rain	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1962	Farmerville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	47 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1962. 1962 had 1,334 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	1,053
50 to 100	63
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	4
250 to 300	1