Weather Records on 9 January 1996

1,632 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1996. Highest significance: Gillespie, AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 1996

On 9 January 1996, 1,632 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 332 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 62 were all-time records, 93 monthly and 1,477 daily.
Gillespie set a daily record precipitation of 122.0 mm (4.8 in) on 9 January 1996.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

1,632 stations

1,632 station records on 9 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gillespie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Catus	France	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Springsure Comet St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Rolleston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Saltville 1N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wytheville	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Union 3 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Anakie Richardson St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bayard	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Moonmera	Australia	Record daily precipitation	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Gourdon	France	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Heidelberg	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eversfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Philippi	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Yalleroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Barcombe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tortosa - Observatorio del Ebr	Spain	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Versailles	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lansdowne Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record daily precipitation	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Buena Vista	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Belvedere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shippensburg	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ronnoc Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	168.0 mm (6.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Walterhall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.2 mm (4.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Allisonia 2 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Big Meadows	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Weston	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Capella Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dulacca Truck Stop	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Taunton	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Neshaminy Falls	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Barkhamsted	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbury	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rahway	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Lynn	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Phila Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Merrill	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Savage Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
The Plains 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,632 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 235, Lowest daily maximum 105, Highest daily minimum 155, Lowest daily minimum 227, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 63, Deepest snow cover 507.

Records on 9 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	235
Lowest daily maximum	105
Highest daily minimum	155
Lowest daily minimum	227
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	63
Deepest snow cover	507

Records on 9 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 62, monthly 93, daily 1,477.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,267 broken records

Margins by which the 1,267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1996

Top 20 records on 9 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1996	Gillespie, AU	daily rain	122.0 mm (4.8 in)	90.8 mm (3.6 in)	98 years	79 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Catus, FR	all-time rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Uniontown 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	90 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Springsure Comet St, AU	daily rain	137.6 mm (5.4 in)	86.8 mm (3.4 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Tambo Post Office, AU	daily rain	109.8 mm (4.3 in)	68.4 mm (2.7 in)	77 years	73 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Rolleston, AU	daily rain	99.2 mm (3.9 in)	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	77 years	69 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Wardensville R M Farm, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	69 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Saltville 1N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Wytheville, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Union 3 SSE, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	69 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Charleston, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Anakie Richardson St, AU	daily rain	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	97 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Bayard, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	88 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Moonmera, AU	daily rain	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	44 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Gourdon, FR	monthly rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Heidelberg, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Eversfield, AU	daily rain	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Philippi, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	88 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 1996	Yalleroi, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	45 years	59 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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1996. 1996 had 1,632 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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Data for records on 1996-01-09: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	1,005
100 to 200	141
200 to 300	66
300 to 400	30
400 to 500	19
500 to 600	5
600 to 700	1