Weather Records on 9 January 1973

1,380 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1973. Highest significance: Parry Sound, CA.

Key Facts for 9 January 1973

On 9 January 1973, 1,380 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
49 were record highs and 909 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 1,359 daily.
Parry Sound set a daily record precipitation of 44.5 mm (1.8 in) on 9 January 1973.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,380 stations

1,380 station records on 9 January 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Smithfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton 2 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
East Park Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Orderville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sedgwick	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Goldsboro 4 SE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Canon City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lawton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hlobane	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Ridge	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Boggabri (Mayfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lemon Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aunet	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwell	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Albemarle	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Langley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Itatiba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madowla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Cove	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 2 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hyde Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Berkeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredonia	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wickiup Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warburton Airfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Oros	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shawinigan	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ajojucar	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beloit	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Miles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hay Springs	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.7 cm (10.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cheraw	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Grindstone Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
White Sulphur Springs	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,380 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 10, Lowest daily maximum 570, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 339, Heaviest daily rainfall 231, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 111.

Records on 9 January 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	10
Lowest daily maximum	570
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	339
Heaviest daily rainfall	231
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	111

Records on 9 January 1973 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 15, daily 1,359.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,133 broken records

Margins by which the 1,133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1973

Top 20 records on 9 January 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1973	Parry Sound, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1973	Parry Sound, CA	daily snowfall	44.5 cm (17.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	80 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1973	Smithfield, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Clinton 2 S, US	all-time snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	3.9 cm (1.5 in)	65 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	East Park Rsvr, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Fayetteville (Pwc), US	monthly snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	91 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Beatrice, CA	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	39.1 cm (15.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Orderville, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	37 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Sedgwick, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Goldsboro 4 SE, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Canon City, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Lawton, US	all-time low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	54 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Hlobane, ZA	daily rain	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	5 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Prineville, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	62 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Midland 4 ENE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Pine Ridge, US	daily low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	68 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Boggabri (Mayfield), AU	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1973	Fredonia, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 years	38 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1973. 1973 had 1,380 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	1,062
50 to 100	45
100 to 150	15
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	3