Weather Records on 9 January 1986

685 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1986. Highest significance: Brackettville, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 1986

On 9 January 1986, 685 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
172 were record highs and 149 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 664 daily.
Brackettville set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 9 January 1986.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

685 stations

685 station records on 9 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Brackettville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Berkshire Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Maya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wellington (the Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Opossum Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Orford (Aubin Court)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lunawanna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ballidu	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bellerive (Fort Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lenah Valley (Augusta Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Walebing	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piranga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maria Island (Darlington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Campania (the Pines)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Melo Franco	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Observatorio Do Iag	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Yates 4 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Nubeena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckland (Brockley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grove (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tower 2S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lymington (Fattys Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rokeby (the Mall)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wattle Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sandford (Maydena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jericho (Northumbria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Two Harbors	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mertzon	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchardville #2	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Platteville	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chorozinho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	12.9 C (55.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Durango (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kettering (Saddle Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tunnack Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gibson Dam	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

685 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 88, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 84, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 208, Heaviest daily snowfall 8, Deepest snow cover 148.

Records on 9 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	88
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	84
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	208
Heaviest daily snowfall	8
Deepest snow cover	148

Records on 9 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 13, daily 664.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

545 broken records

Margins by which the 545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 508.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1986

Top 20 records on 9 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1986	Brackettville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Berkshire Valley, AU	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Maya, AU	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Mount Wellington (the Springs), AU	daily rain	62.6 mm (2.5 in)	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	84 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Opossum Bay, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Orford (Aubin Court), AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	8 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Franklin, AU	daily rain	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	19.2 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Lunawanna, AU	daily rain	48.2 mm (1.9 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Ballidu, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Bellerive (Fort Street), AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	88 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	84 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Fort Direction, AU	daily rain	40.8 mm (1.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Pactola Dam, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Lenah Valley (Augusta Road), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Marquette, US	daily high max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Walebing, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1986	Bayfield 6 N, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	87 years	41 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1986. 1986 had 685 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	515
100 to 200	20
200 to 300	6
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1