Weather Records on 9 January 1994

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1994. Highest significance: Barkly East, ZA.

Key Facts for 9 January 1994

On 9 January 1994, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
253 were record highs and 232 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 816 daily.
Barkly East set a daily record precipitation of 54.5 mm (2.1 in) on 9 January 1994.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 9 January 1994 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1994: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barkly East	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Donora 1 SW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Lancaster	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Charleroi Lock 4	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hellinikon	Greece	Record daily precipitation	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rodrigues	Mauritius	Record daily precipitation	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tabankulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Errol	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora Rsch Farm	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Campo Alegre	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Heath	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Freeville 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Griffiss AFB	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Nieu-Bethesda (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Den Haag	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.7 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.5 C (99.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kumejima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Izeleni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Portageville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Matias Romero (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Rvr Dam	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Binghamton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pereiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Berthold	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Watford City	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Estrada Do Quata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Itaici	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Siwa	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	25.3 C (77.5 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record high maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sherburne	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	5.2 C (41.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ellenburg Depot	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guildford Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.4 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bom Jardim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	5.3 C (41.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Natrona Lock 4	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
West Burke	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Union de San Antonio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1994 by type: Highest daily maximum 112, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 165, Heaviest daily rainfall 146, Heaviest daily snowfall 40, Deepest snow cover 181.

Records on 9 January 1994 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	112
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	165
Heaviest daily rainfall	146
Heaviest daily snowfall	40
Deepest snow cover	181

Records on 9 January 1994 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 30, daily 816.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

686 broken records

Margins by which the 686 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1994

Top 20 records on 9 January 1994 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1994	Barkly East, ZA	daily rain	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	100 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1994	Donora 1 SW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1994	Lancaster, US	daily snowfall	25.1 cm (9.9 in)	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	71 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Ascencion (Smn), MX	daily high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	9.4 C (16.9 F)	88 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Charleroi Lock 4, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	54 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Adelaide (Pol), ZA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Renovo, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Hellinikon, GR	daily rain	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Rodrigues, MU	daily rain	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Angelica, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	90 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Aberdeen, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Tabankulu (Bos), ZA	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Errol, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Aurora Rsch Farm, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Campo Alegre, BR	daily rain	89.0 mm (3.5 in)	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Heath, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	3 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Auburn, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	84 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Freeville 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Griffiss AFB, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	90 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1994	Jonacatepec, MX	daily low max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	66 years	44 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 1994

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1994. 1994 had 852 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 January 1994
Margin	Records
0 to 100	616
100 to 200	43
200 to 300	19
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1