Weather Records on 9 January 1987

1,243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1987. Highest significance: Augusta, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 1987

On 9 January 1987, 1,243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 500 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 20 were all-time records, 67 monthly and 1,156 daily.
Augusta set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 9 January 1987.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,243 stations

1,243 station records on 9 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Abilene	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Carnegie 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Adamovka	Russia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yates Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Windsor	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Barisaho	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Letjiebos (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
California	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kenosha Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
El Reno 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Snug Primary School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Altamirano (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Medora 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kilmashogue,Lowlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	66.4 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Klipdrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Salamanca Aeropuerto	Spain	Record daily precipitation	29.1 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Union City 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Biskra	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	0.5 C (32.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Worden	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Grenola 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sallisaw 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cradle Valley (Waldheim)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blanchard 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Waurika	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cuenca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	34.7 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Herington	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburg	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arhangelsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.5 C (-26.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petrozawodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.3 C (-35.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,243 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 237, Highest daily minimum 48, Lowest daily minimum 263, Heaviest daily rainfall 382, Heaviest daily snowfall 175, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 9 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	237
Highest daily minimum	48
Lowest daily minimum	263
Heaviest daily rainfall	382
Heaviest daily snowfall	175
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 9 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 20, monthly 67, daily 1,156.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,124 broken records

Margins by which the 1,124 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 360.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1987

Top 20 records on 9 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1987	Augusta, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1987	Pratt 3NW, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	17.1 cm (6.7 in)	85 years	74 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1987	Abilene, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1987	Enterprise, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	83 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1987	Flora 5 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1987	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	81 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1987	Carnegie 5 NE, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1987	Adamovka, RU	monthly rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1987	Lindsborg 3E, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	81 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1987	Yates Ctr, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	67 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1987	Windsor, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	80 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1987	1 ENE Fairfield, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	81 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1987	Inman 5SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1987	Norman 3SSE, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1987	Barisaho, GE	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1987	Hillsboro, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1987	Enterprise, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1987	Letjiebos (Sar), ZA	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	75 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1987	Norwich, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1987	California, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	52 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1987. 1987 had 1,243 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	1,017
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	32
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	1