Weather Records on 7 January 2009

1,033 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 7 January 2009. Highest significance: Marion Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 7 January 2009

On 7 January 2009, 1,033 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
281 were record highs and 239 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 973 daily.
Marion Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 192.0 mm (7.6 in) on 7 January 2009.
Across 158 earlier years (1826 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

1,033 stations

1,033 station records on 7 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 7 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Guntersville	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Jefferson 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Camooweal Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Glengyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rome	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Davenport	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sinop	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Mt	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Elma	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Joplin	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wood Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Airy 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ellijay	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cullowhee	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Longview	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chickamauga 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Box Canyon	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Payne	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfather Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.7 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-21.2 C (-6.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Morganton	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Blairsville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cartersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Huddleston 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Moorcroft 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iron Hurst Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Colorines (Cfe)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sevierville	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saddle Mtn.	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Scottsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Seeley Lake Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coweeta Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.4 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesville 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Newnan 7 WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Banner Elk	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casar	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mercer	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,033 records

Records set or tied on 7 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 153, Lowest daily maximum 80, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 396, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 79.

Records on 7 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	153
Lowest daily maximum	80
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	396
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	79

Records on 7 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 47, daily 973.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

841 broken records

Margins by which the 841 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 660.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

7 January 2009

Top 20 records on 7 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 January 2009	Marion Downs, AU	all-time rain	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	17 years	74 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2009	Guntersville, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	75 years	72 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2009	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily rain	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	66.1 mm (2.6 in)	114 years	70 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2009	Jefferson 2 E, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	93 years	68 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2009	Indian Mills 2 W, US	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	104 years	66 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2009	Camooweal Township, AU	daily rain	113.6 mm (4.5 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2009	Landsburg, US	daily rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2009	Glengyle, AU	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	68.2 mm (2.7 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
7 January 2009	Underwood, US	daily snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2009	Chatsworth, AU	all-time rain	179.0 mm (7.0 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2009	San Luis Acatlan, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	7.8 C (14.0 F)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2009	Rome, US	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2009	Davenport, US	daily snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2009	Sinop, TR	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2009	Rocky Mt, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	101 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2009	Elma, US	all-time rain	151.1 mm (5.9 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	1 year	52 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2009	Joplin, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2009	Wood Creek, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2009	Wilton, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	58 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
7 January 2009	Colville, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	102 years	50 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

1826 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1826 to 2009. 2009 had 1,033 records.

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

Records on 01-07 in each year
Year	Records
1826	1
1839	1
1846	1
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1858	1
1860	1
1861	1
1865	2
1867	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	3
1877	5
1879	1
1880	1
1882	2
1885	3
1886	3
1887	1
1888	2
1889	2
1890	5
1891	4
1893	1
1894	1
1896	4
1897	1
1898	5
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	5
1903	17
1904	3
1905	15
1906	19
1907	43
1908	19
1909	18
1910	14
1911	17
1912	56
1913	55
1914	11
1915	111
1916	53
1917	17
1918	57
1919	145
1920	60
1921	76
1922	180
1923	104
1924	206
1925	70
1926	91
1927	171
1928	212
1929	73
1930	449
1931	94
1932	216
1933	180
1934	645
1935	509
1936	529
1937	851
1938	192
1939	220
1940	697
1941	303
1942	702
1943	342
1944	283
1945	803
1946	834
1947	293
1948	740
1949	510
1950	377
1951	361
1952	386
1953	494
1954	409
1955	164
1956	283
1957	338
1958	416
1959	350
1960	440
1961	351
1962	855
1963	609
1964	218
1965	1,297
1966	614
1967	686
1968	1,305
1969	761
1970	1,139
1971	927
1972	395
1973	1,106
1974	892
1975	739
1976	1,127
1977	676
1978	485
1979	1,481
1980	700
1981	779
1982	1,416
1983	922
1984	657
1985	1,224
1986	717
1987	787
1988	2,940
1989	1,713
1990	688
1991	993
1992	993
1993	1,266
1994	1,226
1995	1,172
1996	1,945
1997	1,011
1998	2,599
1999	1,223
2000	696
2001	915
2002	1,296
2003	1,260
2004	928
2005	1,241
2006	1,164
2007	1,147
2008	1,806
2009	1,033
2010	1,899
2011	727
2012	537
2013	397
2014	2,632
2015	598
2016	704
2017	1,315
2018	1,026
2019	538
2020	446
2021	535
2022	895
2023	444
2024	690
2025	560
2026	725

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Data for records on 2009-01-07: 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 100	807
100 to 200	25
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1