Weather Records on 9 January 1993

1,524 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1993. Highest significance: Ibapah, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 1993

On 9 January 1993, 1,524 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
280 were record highs and 114 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 23 were all-time records, 98 monthly and 1,403 daily.
Ibapah set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 9 January 1993.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,524 stations

1,524 station records on 9 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ibapah	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Reydon 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Dresden	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Anthony	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Rankins Pass	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Ellis	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moran	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Curtis	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Rapid City 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Orleans 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Overbrook 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Plainville 4WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Hermosa 3 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Laersdrift (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Damar	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Vale	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.6 cm (15.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Wanship Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Key West NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canaday Steam Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sisters	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bird City 10S	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Philip AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lebanon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Arnold	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Big Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rimini 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cornubia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	99.4 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Desoto City 8 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Osage City	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Schuyler	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochford 2 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ephrata AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Greenview	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Atwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bushong 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dufurrena - Denio 22WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Diversion Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Banana Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Canal Pt USDA	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Elmo 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,524 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 110, Lowest daily maximum 68, Highest daily minimum 170, Lowest daily minimum 46, Heaviest daily rainfall 491, Heaviest daily snowfall 430, Deepest snow cover 209.

Records on 9 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	110
Lowest daily maximum	68
Highest daily minimum	170
Lowest daily minimum	46
Heaviest daily rainfall	491
Heaviest daily snowfall	430
Deepest snow cover	209

Records on 9 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 23, monthly 98, daily 1,403.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,218 broken records

Margins by which the 1,218 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 610.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1993

Top 20 records on 9 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1993	Ibapah, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	72 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Reydon 2SSE, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	47 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Morgan, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	57 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Dresden, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Anthony, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	83 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Rankins Pass, ZA	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	51 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Ellis, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Moran, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Moorcroft 3S, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Curtis, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	36 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Rapid City 4NW, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Rapid City 4NW, US	monthly snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1993	Orleans 2 W, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	43 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1993	Hooker, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1993	Overbrook 5 SE, US	all-time snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1993	Plainville 4WNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1993	Hermosa 3 SSW, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1993	Gauhati, IN	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1993	Laersdrift (Pol), ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1993	Bend, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	86 years	57 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1993. 1993 had 1,524 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	1,102
100 to 200	92
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1