Weather Records on 9 January 2002

1,889 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 2002. Highest significance: Kotzebue AP, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 2002

On 9 January 2002, 1,889 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,484 were record highs and 267 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 126 monthly and 1,753 daily.
Kotzebue AP set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 9 January 2002.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

1,889 stations

1,889 station records on 9 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saint Paul Is AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Krakmo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Emmetsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Larimore 4SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dutch Harbor	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Puntilla	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chariton 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Falls	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Madison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Willow City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhart	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hutchinson 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Red Cloud	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Seward	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sunnyside	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chilly Barton Flat	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Peter	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Aurora	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tecumseh 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Whittier	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Geneseo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fall Rvr Lake	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norwich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pratt 3NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Charlevoix	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tekamah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Xochitlan Todos Santos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	36.7 C (98.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flagler 1S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carroll	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sedan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Petoskey	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,889 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 867, Lowest daily maximum 66, Highest daily minimum 617, Lowest daily minimum 201, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 9 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	867
Lowest daily maximum	66
Highest daily minimum	617
Lowest daily minimum	201
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 9 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 126, daily 1,753.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,548 broken records

Margins by which the 1,548 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 2002

Top 20 records on 9 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 2002	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	47 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2002	Saint Paul Is AP, US	all-time snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	37 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2002	Krakmo, NO	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	104 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Emmetsburg, US	monthly high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Beaver City, US	monthly high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Larimore 4SW, US	monthly high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Manitowoc, US	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Dutch Harbor, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	51 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Walker, US	monthly high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	93 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Colville, US	monthly high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Puntilla, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Park Rapids Muni AP, US	monthly high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Grinnell 3 SW, US	daily high max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Farmington 3NW, US	monthly high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	92 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Chariton 1 E, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	101 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Hampton, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Iowa Falls, US	daily high max	14.4 C (57.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Mt Ayr, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2002	Winterset 4N, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	100 years	46 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2002. 2002 had 1,889 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,528
50 to 100	6
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3