Weather Records on 9 January 1979

891 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1979. Highest significance: Denau, UZ.

Key Facts for 9 January 1979

On 9 January 1979, 891 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
62 were record highs and 359 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 866 daily.
Denau set a monthly record daily precipitation of 70.1 mm (2.8 in) on 9 January 1979.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

891 stations

891 station records on 9 January 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Denau	Uzbekistan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Kent	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Guanambi	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Anklam	Germany	Record snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-60.0 C (-76.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ventura	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rijeka	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mundo Novo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Amaro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paratinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Contendas Do Sincora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marble Hill	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Itajuipe (Piranji)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Remanso	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Concordia	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	44.2 C (111.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madera	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helena 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Labelle	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Antonio de Jesus	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Salvador	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dusseldorf-Sudfriedhof	Germany	Record snow depth	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrison	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton Mcd	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vryburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bartlett 1W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Quarantine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.5 mm (3.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Oliveira Dos Brejinhos	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Covington 8 WNW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Doniphan	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Marysville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ubaira (Areia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Geneseo	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge City 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shoals 8 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Stanton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Miamisburg	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Timoteo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	39.0 cm (15.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Goedgeloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

891 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 127, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 232, Heaviest daily rainfall 147, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 278.

Records on 9 January 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	127
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	232
Heaviest daily rainfall	147
Heaviest daily snowfall	45
Deepest snow cover	278

Records on 9 January 1979 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 21, daily 866.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

659 broken records

Margins by which the 659 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1979

Top 20 records on 9 January 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1979	Denau, UZ	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1979	Kent, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Guanambi, BR	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	51.5 mm (2.0 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Box Butte Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Anklam, DE	daily snow depth	48.0 cm (18.9 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Kjusjur, RU	all-time low min	-60.0 C (-76.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	65 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	63 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Ventura, BR	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Rijeka, HR	daily rain	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Mundo Novo, BR	daily rain	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Joao Amaro, BR	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	44.6 mm (1.8 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Paratinga, BR	daily rain	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Contendas Do Sincora, BR	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Stornoway Airport, GB	daily low max	1.5 C (34.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	102 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Marble Hill, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Itajuipe (Piranji), BR	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Remanso, BR	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Howard 2SE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1979	Concordia, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 years	39 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1979. 1979 had 891 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	618
100 to 200	36
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1