Weather Records on 9 January 1968

1,461 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1968. Highest significance: Gympie, AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 1968

On 9 January 1968, 1,461 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
44 were record highs and 825 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 18 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,396 daily.
Gympie set a daily record precipitation of 145.0 mm (5.7 in) on 9 January 1968.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,461 stations

1,461 station records on 9 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kilcoy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Mt Brisbane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Mooloolah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Toogoolawah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Bonners Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Imbil Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kandanga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goomboorian	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Eumundi - Crescent Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Slavjansk-Na-Kubani	Russia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	372.1 mm (14.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Denver	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomington Indiana UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Gundiah Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kenilworth Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Coorada	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cooloolabin Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	237.5 mm (9.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	232.2 mm (9.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.7 mm (7.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Enoggera Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Woolooga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.3 cm (12.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Anahuac	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Caloundra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Jimna Composite	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.7 mm (7.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gympie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.6 mm (5.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Peachester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Plain View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Como	Australia	Record daily precipitation	181.1 mm (7.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Glorious Fahey Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	193.0 mm (7.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.2 C (4.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	135.4 mm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sim Jue Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Manchester	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.7 mm (5.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Samsonvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.5 mm (4.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Setauket Strong	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairview	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,461 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 517, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 308, Heaviest daily rainfall 378, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 9 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	517
Highest daily minimum	14
Lowest daily minimum	308
Heaviest daily rainfall	378
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 9 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 18, monthly 47, daily 1,396.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,296 broken records

Margins by which the 1,296 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 534.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1968

Top 20 records on 9 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1968	Gympie, AU	daily rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	73 years	71 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1968	Kilcoy Post Office, AU	daily rain	166.9 mm (6.6 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1968	Mt Brisbane, AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	69 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1968	Mooloolah Post Office, AU	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	67 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1968	Toogoolawah Post Office, AU	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1968	Bonners Ferry, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	52 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Coominya Post Office, AU	daily rain	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Imbil Forestry, AU	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	122.6 mm (4.8 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Kandanga Post Office, AU	daily rain	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Goomboorian, AU	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	45 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Eumundi - Crescent Rd, AU	daily rain	176.8 mm (7.0 in)	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Slavjansk-Na-Kubani, RU	monthly rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Gayndah Post Office, AU	daily rain	157.2 mm (6.2 in)	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Gin Gin Post Office, AU	all-time rain	372.1 mm (14.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Monsildale, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Dindori, IN	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	New Denver, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	New Denver, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1968	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	67 years	51 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1968. 1968 had 1,461 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	1,255
100 to 200	34
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1