Weather Records on 9 January 1990

1,335 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1990. Highest significance: Leavenworth 3 S, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 1990

On 9 January 1990, 1,335 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
816 were record highs and 68 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 1,291 daily.
Leavenworth 3 S set an all-time record daily precipitation of 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 9 January 1990.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 506 records.

Record Map

1,335 stations

1,335 station records on 9 January 1990 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1990: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Naselle 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Tacoma AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cwebe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mata de Limones	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Turvo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ostas I Hegra	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shelton	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Jenolan Caves)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plain	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Laketown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Worland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Derringullen)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Adaminaby Alpine Tourist Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Balsa Do Cerro Azul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	99.5 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Golspie (Ayrston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gurnang State Forest (Oberon Y	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Loa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs (Swatchfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Black Springs Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Binalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Murrumburrah Old Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside - Lund 31S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Iwakuni	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Benton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Solon Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo FAA AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	115.1 mm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oberon (Springbank)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Breadalbane (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Caledonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,335 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1990 by type: Highest daily maximum 441, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 375, Lowest daily minimum 27, Heaviest daily rainfall 413, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 9 January 1990 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	441
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	375
Lowest daily minimum	27
Heaviest daily rainfall	413
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 9 January 1990 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 39, daily 1,291.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,089 broken records

Margins by which the 1,089 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 153.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1990

Top 20 records on 9 January 1990 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1990	Leavenworth 3 S, US	all-time rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	52 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1990	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	all-time rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	38 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Monroe, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Beltana Station, AU	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Naselle 2 ENE, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	38 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Romney 1 SW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Seattle Tacoma AP, US	daily rain	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Cwebe, ZA	daily rain	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Centralia, US	all-time rain	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Cerro Azul, BR	daily rain	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Kent, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	31 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Mata de Limones, MX	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Landsburg, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	67 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Mandurama (Gallymont (Homeleig, AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	89 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Turvo, BR	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Ostas I Hegra, NO	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	83 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1990	Shelton, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	22 years	45 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 1990

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1990. 1990 had 1,335 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 20	996
20 to 40	66
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	2
120 to 140	1
140 to 160	3