Weather Records on 9 January 1975

1,055 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1975. Highest significance: Tihoreck, RU.

Key Facts for 9 January 1975

On 9 January 1975, 1,055 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
348 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 1,025 daily.
Tihoreck set a monthly record daily precipitation of 56.4 mm (2.2 in) on 9 January 1975.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 508 records.

Record Map

1,055 stations

1,055 station records on 9 January 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tihoreck	Russia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Miena Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Timasevskaja	Russia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Fruita	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon Hec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Betanga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shannon River (Hermitage)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kubanskaya Ustevaya	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Cluny)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pitea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Willowghby East Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Gigant	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmot (Back Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wanless	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drillham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Surat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jingi Jingi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bothwell (Franklin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wallumbilla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Brandon Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Medford Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kia Ora Sandy Ridges	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Condamine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.5 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Greer	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lynway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rockdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brockville	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnodar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.2 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yuleba Garden St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Atyrau	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chama	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steppes (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Artichoke Lake 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leupp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Marnhull	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Detention River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bright Angel Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aspen	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cochetopa Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ouray	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,055 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 103, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 245, Lowest daily minimum 37, Heaviest daily rainfall 429, Heaviest daily snowfall 167, Deepest snow cover 11.

Records on 9 January 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	103
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	245
Lowest daily minimum	37
Heaviest daily rainfall	429
Heaviest daily snowfall	167
Deepest snow cover	11

Records on 9 January 1975 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 1,025.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

871 broken records

Margins by which the 871 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1975

Top 20 records on 9 January 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1975	Tihoreck, RU	monthly rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1975	Miena Dam, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	59 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1975	Nanaimo Departure Bay, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29.7 cm (11.7 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1975	Timasevskaja, RU	monthly rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1975	Fruita, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Shannon Hec, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Bright Angel Rs, US	monthly snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Betanga, AU	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	25 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Shannon River (Hermitage), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Kubanskaya Ustevaya, RU	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Bothwell (Cluny), AU	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Brandon A, CA	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Pitea, SE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Willowghby East Lake, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Gigant, RU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Wilmot (Back Road), AU	daily rain	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Wanless, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	36 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Drillham Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1975	Brucefield, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	37 years	46 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1975. 1975 had 1,055 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	808
50 to 100	44
100 to 150	11
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1