Weather Records on 9 January 2006

872 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 2006. Highest significance: Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 2006

On 9 January 2006, 872 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
483 were record highs and 243 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 851 daily.
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar set a daily record precipitation of 92.4 mm (3.6 in) on 9 January 2006.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

872 stations

872 station records on 9 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kyogle (Larkin Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Wydgee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Chewelah	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bentley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Llano	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bates Creek #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Woolners Arm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiza/Escodola	Spain	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Carlinville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vandalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aneth Plt	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bates Creek #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Whiporie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elizabethton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kennewick	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clearwater	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mayaguez City	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fredonia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coalcoman (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Heron Island Res STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ixmiquilpan (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
The Channon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Delhi/Safdarjun	India	Record low minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Taxhimay	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jonacatepec	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burr Oak 4S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hernando	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
St Charles Elm Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Irapuato	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenton 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shippensburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tehuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe del Rio	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tromso	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Potchefstroom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.3 C (113.5 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tyalgum (Kerrs Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Luqa	Malta	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Amatenango del Valle	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

872 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 318, Lowest daily maximum 49, Highest daily minimum 165, Lowest daily minimum 194, Heaviest daily rainfall 126, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 9 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	318
Lowest daily maximum	49
Highest daily minimum	165
Lowest daily minimum	194
Heaviest daily rainfall	126
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 9 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 15, daily 851.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

617 broken records

Margins by which the 617 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 2006

Top 20 records on 9 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 2006	Harwood Island (Harwood Sugar, AU	daily rain	92.4 mm (3.6 in)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Kyogle (Larkin Street), AU	monthly rain	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	59.6 mm (2.3 in)	14 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Wydgee, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	St Charles Elm Pt, US	monthly high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	96 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Chewelah, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Bentley, AU	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Llano, US	monthly high max	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	94 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	110 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Bates Creek #2, US	monthly rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	5 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Woolners Arm, AU	daily rain	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Ibiza/Escodola, ES	daily rain	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	99 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Carlinville, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Vandalia, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Carlindie, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Aneth Plt, US	daily high max	12.8 C (55.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Bates Creek #2, US	daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	14.8 cm (5.8 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Whiporie Post Office, AU	daily rain	93.8 mm (3.7 in)	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Santa Rosa, MX	daily high max	30.6 C (87.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2006	Mtn Grove 2 N, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	41 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2006. 2006 had 872 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 25	595
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1