Weather Records on 1 January 2009

680 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 January 2009. Highest significance: Headworks Portland Wtr B, US.

Key Facts for 1 January 2009

On 1 January 2009, 680 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 158 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 637 daily.
Headworks Portland Wtr B set a daily record precipitation of 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 1 January 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

680 stations

680 station records on 1 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Ellensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kalamia Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Battle Ground	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Guevea de Humboldt	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Meacham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lastovo	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mud Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tottori	Japan	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
E Wareham	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Otis 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kangaroo Hills Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Forks Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waikiki 717.2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ross Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tiksi	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Boulder	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milford	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Barnett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.5 C (106.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Quito	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St John	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Medford	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alexander	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Gertrudis	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kjusjur	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burroughs Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rosario	Argentina	Record low minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Calera	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

680 records

Records set or tied on 1 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 133, Lowest daily maximum 84, Highest daily minimum 121, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 133, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 67.

Records on 1 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	133
Lowest daily maximum	84
Highest daily minimum	121
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	133
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	67

Records on 1 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 37, daily 637.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

536 broken records

Margins by which the 536 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 355.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 January 2009

Top 20 records on 1 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2009	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	102 years	78 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2009	Ellensburg, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	101 years	76 of 100 (Major)
1 January 2009	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	109 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Yosemite Park HQ, US	all-time low min	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Kalamia Estate, AU	daily rain	148.0 mm (5.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	92 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Battle Ground, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	58 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Guevea de Humboldt, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Ridgeway 1 S, US	monthly snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Dallesport AP, US	monthly rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	54 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Warren, US	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	81 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	108 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Elliston, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Meacham, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Lastovo, HR	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Mud Ridge, US	monthly rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Tottori, JP	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	E Wareham, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	17.5 cm (6.9 in)	39 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Longmire Rainier Nps, US	daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	27 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Kailua 446, US	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 January 2009	Middleboro, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	99 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

1798 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 2009. 2009 had 680 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-01 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1800	2
1805	1
1806	2
1825	1
1834	1
1843	3
1853	1
1854	2
1855	1
1860	4
1861	1
1864	1
1868	2
1871	4
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1878	1
1879	2
1880	2
1881	2
1882	1
1883	4
1887	1
1888	3
1889	5
1890	3
1891	2
1893	4
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	9
1903	1
1904	6
1905	19
1906	15
1907	18
1908	5
1909	17
1910	10
1911	25
1912	34
1913	48
1914	22
1915	63
1916	31
1917	50
1918	134
1919	62
1920	57
1921	121
1922	59
1923	141
1924	357
1925	133
1926	149
1927	112
1928	760
1929	55
1930	310
1931	211
1932	291
1933	50
1934	364
1935	213
1936	302
1937	627
1938	352
1939	425
1940	306
1941	792
1942	661
1943	419
1944	272
1945	459
1946	183
1947	595
1948	954
1949	451
1950	516
1951	367
1952	1,343
1953	197
1954	493
1955	287
1956	306
1957	218
1958	295
1959	424
1960	958
1961	719
1962	491
1963	586
1964	1,319
1965	520
1966	1,138
1967	272
1968	1,010
1969	955
1970	919
1971	811
1972	357
1973	805
1974	1,883
1975	405
1976	855
1977	1,042
1978	696
1979	3,085
1980	408
1981	854
1982	938
1983	736
1984	1,582
1985	1,102
1986	466
1987	1,227
1988	1,086
1989	553
1990	367
1991	707
1992	1,002
1993	788
1994	522
1995	666
1996	1,360
1997	2,601
1998	964
1999	770
2000	701
2001	1,432
2002	795
2003	1,024
2004	638
2005	1,227
2006	1,184
2007	1,540
2008	663
2009	680
2010	816
2011	1,498
2012	1,216
2013	703
2014	545
2015	786
2016	570
2017	594
2018	2,118
2019	865
2020	523
2021	589
2022	2,410
2023	1,652
2024	370
2025	333
2026	848

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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 50	469
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	6
250 to 300	4
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1