Weather Records on 4 January 2009

824 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 4 January 2009. Highest significance: Devoncourt Station, AU.

Key Facts for 4 January 2009

On 4 January 2009, 824 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
307 were record highs and 171 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 26 monthly and 791 daily.
Devoncourt Station set a daily record precipitation of 158.2 mm (6.2 in) on 4 January 2009.
Across 162 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 504 records.

Record Map

824 stations

824 station records on 4 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 4 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Devoncourt Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	78 of 100 (Major)
Herbert Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Rosalia	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wessington Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kalpowar Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dajarra Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conrad	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
McGaffey 5 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Morstone Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Valier	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Monument	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yemassee 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Marienberg-Reitzenhain	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Los Alamos	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brewton 3 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vesta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Haines AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.8 mm (4.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Doongara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Yeneka	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huauchinango	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Ida 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lake Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Arthur 7 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Canjilon R/S	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovskij Majak	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Otis	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Provo Byu	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nelia Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Semjachik	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

824 records

Records set or tied on 4 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 213, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 91, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 83, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 4 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	213
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	91
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	83
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 4 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 26, daily 791.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

629 broken records

Margins by which the 629 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

4 January 2009

Top 20 records on 4 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
4 January 2009	Devoncourt Station, AU	daily rain	158.2 mm (6.2 in)	106.6 mm (4.2 in)	96 years	78 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2009	Herbert Vale, AU	all-time rain	175.0 mm (6.9 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	85 years	66 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2009	Rosalia, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	81 years	61 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2009	Wessington Springs, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	60 of 100 (Major)
4 January 2009	Kalpowar Forestry, AU	daily rain	87.0 mm (3.4 in)	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Beaver Falls, US	daily rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Richmond Post Office, AU	daily rain	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Dajarra Hotel, AU	daily rain	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Canobie, AU	daily rain	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	85 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Conrad, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	McGaffey 5 SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Mesa Verde Np, US	monthly rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Center 4SE, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Colville, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Morstone Station, AU	daily rain	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Brinard Station, AU	daily rain	115.0 mm (4.5 in)	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	29 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Joplin, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Valier, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	Barkly Downs, AU	monthly rain	145.0 mm (5.7 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
4 January 2009	The Monument, AU	daily rain	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	16 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

1795 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2009. 2009 had 824 records.

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

Records on 01-04 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1803	2
1824	1
1845	1
1855	1
1860	2
1864	4
1866	1
1867	2
1869	2
1871	2
1872	1
1873	2
1874	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	3
1879	1
1880	1
1881	3
1882	2
1884	2
1886	5
1887	2
1888	4
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1892	1
1893	2
1894	9
1895	8
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	6
1901	9
1902	7
1903	16
1904	51
1905	21
1906	15
1907	13
1908	8
1909	23
1910	20
1911	17
1912	30
1913	27
1914	45
1915	21
1916	59
1917	59
1918	78
1919	34
1920	113
1921	121
1922	56
1923	54
1924	184
1925	128
1926	310
1927	185
1928	150
1929	96
1930	134
1931	94
1932	200
1933	231
1934	319
1935	207
1936	394
1937	251
1938	136
1939	647
1940	332
1941	1,010
1942	1,191
1943	453
1944	300
1945	194
1946	371
1947	858
1948	391
1949	1,261
1950	2,015
1951	394
1952	349
1953	267
1954	249
1955	659
1956	462
1957	262
1958	448
1959	1,124
1960	358
1961	378
1962	359
1963	559
1964	349
1965	403
1966	798
1967	319
1968	661
1969	645
1970	497
1971	1,191
1972	728
1973	667
1974	957
1975	394
1976	534
1977	524
1978	656
1979	1,606
1980	643
1981	1,430
1982	2,261
1983	953
1984	996
1985	1,049
1986	705
1987	1,172
1988	903
1989	1,205
1990	509
1991	1,016
1992	1,201
1993	1,538
1994	1,418
1995	922
1996	1,389
1997	3,256
1998	1,246
1999	1,842
2000	1,486
2001	1,350
2002	1,151
2003	1,229
2004	1,611
2005	1,581
2006	1,167
2007	2,045
2008	845
2009	824
2010	1,183
2011	586
2012	1,357
2013	797
2014	770
2015	715
2016	618
2017	997
2018	1,096
2019	616
2020	497
2021	427
2022	698
2023	1,236
2024	562
2025	477
2026	1,013

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Data for records on 2009-01-04: 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 50	562
50 to 100	39
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	7
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2