Weather Records on 9 January 1981

635 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1981. Highest significance: Utuado, PR.

Key Facts for 9 January 1981

On 9 January 1981, 635 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
137 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 624 daily.
Utuado set a daily record precipitation of 68.1 mm (2.7 in) on 9 January 1981.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

635 stations

635 station records on 9 January 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Utuado	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	393.0 mm (15.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Weyburn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Jose Do Egito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Somerville 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Joyces Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low minimum temperature	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Regina Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newstead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kremsmuenster	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gweru	Zimbabwe	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Meringa Sugar Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Munchen-Nymphenburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.9 C (3.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hamburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Koah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.2 mm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ubatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tlachichuca	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hamburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Green Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Capo Bellavista	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Blagovescensk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-16.2 C (2.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ajaccio	France	Record low minimum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monte Cimone	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Babinda Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	222.0 mm (8.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Ont Hydro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Germany	Record snow depth	85.0 cm (33.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pemberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
London State Fish Hatchery	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palmerville	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deeral	Australia	Record daily precipitation	287.0 mm (11.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Julatten	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.2 mm (6.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Strongfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.0 cm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record snow depth	84.0 cm (33.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Barton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

635 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 70, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 131, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 85.

Records on 9 January 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	70
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	131
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	85

Records on 9 January 1981 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 7, daily 624.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

528 broken records

Margins by which the 528 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 340.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1981

Top 20 records on 9 January 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1981	Utuado, PR	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	31 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Milang, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Trenton Ont Hydro, CA	daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	39 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Cairns Aero, AU	daily rain	310.0 mm (12.2 in)	239.4 mm (9.4 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	all-time rain	393.0 mm (15.5 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	69 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Weyburn, CA	daily snowfall	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	6.7 cm (2.6 in)	26 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Sao Jose Do Egito, BR	daily rain	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Somerville 4 NW, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Karasjok, NO	daily snow depth	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Joyces Creek, AU	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low min	-16.8 C (1.8 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Regina Cda, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	43 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Barham (Thule Street), AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Newstead, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Kremsmuenster, AT	daily low max	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	87 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Gweru, ZW	daily rain	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Tacaratu, BR	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Mount Molloy Post Office, AU	daily rain	133.4 mm (5.3 in)	81.1 mm (3.2 in)	17 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1981	Meringa Sugar Exp STN, AU	daily rain	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	9 years	35 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1981. 1981 had 635 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	485
50 to 100	29
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1