Weather Records on 9 January 1977

1,631 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1977. Highest significance: Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 1977

On 9 January 1977, 1,631 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
48 were record highs and 952 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 44 were all-time records, 41 monthly and 1,546 daily.
Webbers Falls 5 WSW set a daily record snowfall of 20.3 cm (8.0 in) on 9 January 1977.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,631 stations

1,631 station records on 9 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Muskogee	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Eureka Springs 3 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Seminole	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Okmulgee Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Reynolds	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wasola 5N	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wagoner	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Capitan	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Troy	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Spring	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Siloam Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Maple Plain	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camdenton 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elliot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Du Quoin 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericktown	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Gerald	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ruidoso	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chandler	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Paragould	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ada	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn View	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gaylord	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cassville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
McKinney Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Francis	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anna 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
De Soto	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,631 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 408, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 544, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 269, Deepest snow cover 109.

Records on 9 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	408
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	544
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	269
Deepest snow cover	109

Records on 9 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 44, monthly 41, daily 1,546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,351 broken records

Margins by which the 1,351 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 1977

Top 20 records on 9 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1977	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1977	Muskogee, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1977	Eureka Springs 3 WNW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Mansfield, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Seminole, US	all-time snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	El Reno 1 N, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	83 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Asheville, US	daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	85 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Okmulgee Wtr Wks, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Jackson, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Vernon, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Willmar Wwtp, US	all-time low min	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	77 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Albuquerque Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Scotia, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	35 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Sparta 1 W, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Reynolds, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Seligman, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Wasola 5N, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Wagoner, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	Capitan, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1977	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	40 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1977. 1977 had 1,631 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	1,204
50 to 100	96
100 to 150	36
150 to 200	11
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2