Weather Records on 9 January 2005

1,135 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 2005. Highest significance: Oakley, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 2005

On 9 January 2005, 1,135 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
706 were record highs and 49 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 1,068 daily.
Oakley set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 9 January 2005.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 507 records.

Record Map

1,135 stations

1,135 station records on 9 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oakley	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Laketown	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lifton Pumping STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Alton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Trafalgar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescenta Fc251 C	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paul 1ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Beowawe	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Zara Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brothers	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Buncom 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fairmont	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
La Moure	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Radio Kvnu	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Dam Fc425B-E	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.9 mm (7.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
San Dimas Fire Fc 95	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.3 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Snow Creek Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Hook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Canyon Dam	United States	Record snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pasadena	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Szeged	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	14.2 C (57.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
U C L A	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Culbertson	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wood	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mecca Fire STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Big Bear Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arrowhead	United States	Record daily precipitation	221.0 mm (8.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Minidoka Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Flagstaff AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tilzapotla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.5 C (40.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Juncal Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	279.4 mm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palomar Mtn Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Piru 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Gabriel Canyon Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Logan Utah St UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Venado	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,135 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 337, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 369, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 243, Heaviest daily snowfall 81, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 9 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	337
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	369
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	243
Heaviest daily snowfall	81
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 9 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 63, daily 1,068.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

905 broken records

Margins by which the 905 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 482.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 2005

Top 20 records on 9 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 2005	Oakley, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	63 years	68 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2005	Laketown, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	87 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2005	Richmond, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	55 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2005	Lifton Pumping STN, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	64 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2005	Alton, US	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	89 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2005	Trafalgar Station, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	60.3 mm (2.4 in)	54 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Ft Hall 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	65 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	La Crescenta Fc251 C, US	daily rain	149.1 mm (5.9 in)	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	25 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Paul 1ENE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Beowawe, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure, RU	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	9 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Zara Station, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Brothers, US	monthly snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Buncom 1 NNE, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	55 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Niznij Novgorod, RU	monthly high min	1.4 C (34.5 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	106 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Fana - Stend, NO	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Aspendell, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	94 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Glendora Fc 287B, US	daily rain	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2005	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	49 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2005. 2005 had 1,135 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 2005
Margin	Records
0 to 100	875
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1