Weather Records on 9 January 1972

617 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1972. Highest significance: Colesberg (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 9 January 1972

On 9 January 1972, 617 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
143 were record highs and 37 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 12 monthly and 602 daily.
Colesberg (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 61.2 mm (2.4 in) on 9 January 1972.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

617 stations

617 station records on 9 January 1972 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1972: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Colesberg (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Lucinda Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	318.5 mm (12.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	303.5 mm (11.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Robe Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Macknade Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	306.3 mm (12.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Bambaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	397.8 mm (15.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Granta	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tarcoola (Lake Everard)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milner	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Buckalow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Willoughby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dergholm (Hillgrove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alfred	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grootmodderfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dayton 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lillimur Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dohne (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mulyungarie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Penneshaw	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Victoria Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Uitkomst	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy (McDouall Peak)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Padthaway (Marcollat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.2 mm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Schmidtsdrif	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Beaufort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.5 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Boolcoomatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Plains (Metala)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hambledon Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.5 mm (7.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (Desert Fringe)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Long Pocket	Australia	Record daily precipitation	238.8 mm (9.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casterton (Warrock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Ns,	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Netherton (the Glen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dunbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	270.0 mm (10.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Khosis	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	244.9 mm (9.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drik Drik	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Finniss	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bingil Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	340.9 mm (13.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Spitskop (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

617 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1972 by type: Highest daily maximum 48, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 95, Lowest daily minimum 23, Heaviest daily rainfall 402, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 9 January 1972 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	48
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	95
Lowest daily minimum	23
Heaviest daily rainfall	402
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 9 January 1972 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 12, daily 602.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 558.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1972

Top 20 records on 9 January 1972 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1972	Colesberg (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	81 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1972	Lucinda Township, AU	daily rain	318.5 mm (12.5 in)	206.7 mm (8.1 in)	64 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1972	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1972	Cardwell Marine Pde, AU	daily rain	303.5 mm (11.9 in)	183.4 mm (7.2 in)	41 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1972	Robe Comparison, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1972	Douglas, ZA	all-time rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1972	Macknade Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	306.3 mm (12.1 in)	174.7 mm (6.9 in)	42 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Bambaroo, AU	monthly rain	397.8 mm (15.7 in)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Granta, ZA	daily rain	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Tarcoola (Lake Everard), AU	all-time rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Mourilyan Post Office, AU	daily rain	284.0 mm (11.2 in)	199.4 mm (7.9 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Milner, ZA	daily rain	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Broken Hill (Buckalow), AU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Thurlga, AU	monthly rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Fir Glen, ZA	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Niekerkshoop (Pol), ZA	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Cape Willoughby, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Dergholm (Hillgrove), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1972	Port Alfred, ZA	daily rain	37.5 mm (1.5 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	72 years	49 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 1972

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1972. 1972 had 617 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	518
100 to 200	10
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1