Weather Records on 9 January 1966

289 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1966. Highest significance: Arrabury Station, AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 1966

On 9 January 1966, 289 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 279 daily.
Arrabury Station set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 9 January 1966.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 512 records.

Record Map

289 stations

289 station records on 9 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Arrabury Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jesus da Lapa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tree Point Lt STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ilbunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ocean Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Moosonee Ua	Canada	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	4.7 C (40.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sorab	India	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Currawilla Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cordillo Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Emmet Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baddeck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Longmont 2 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Manhattan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ness City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lovell	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Worland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pachena Point	Canada	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Race (Aut)	Canada	Record daily snowfall	56.4 cm (22.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pinkham Notch	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Parsons 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	100.0 cm (39.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Rosebud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	122.0 cm (48.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Amderma	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Murdo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waialua 847	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kenai AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Novy-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	16.4 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Novosibirsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niphad	India	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kolchugino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Blue River North	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

289 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 22, Lowest daily maximum 42, Highest daily minimum 59, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 96, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 9 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	22
Lowest daily maximum	42
Highest daily minimum	59
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	96
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 9 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 279.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

228 broken records

Margins by which the 228 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 560.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1966

Top 20 records on 9 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1966	Arrabury Station, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	47 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1966	Bom Jesus da Lapa, BR	daily rain	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1966	Cape Race (Aut), CA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1966	Tree Point Lt STN, US	monthly high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1966	Ilbunga, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1966	Millungera Station, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1966	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	159.0 cm (62.6 in)	56.0 cm (22.0 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1966	Boulia Airport, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Bloomfield, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Ocean Falls, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Moosonee Ua, CA	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	2 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Hvar, HR	daily low max	4.7 C (40.5 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	64 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Sorab, IN	monthly rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	1.1 mm (0.04 in)	44 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Currawilla Station, AU	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	6 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Greeley, US	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	64 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Ashland, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	62 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Cordillo Downs, AU	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Emmet Downs, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Quesnel, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 1966	Baddeck, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8 years	28 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1966. 1966 had 289 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 100	219
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1