Weather Records on 11 January 2009

682 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 11 January 2009. Highest significance: Soyland I Gjesdal, NO.

Key Facts for 11 January 2009

On 11 January 2009, 682 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
259 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 5 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 652 daily.
Soyland I Gjesdal set a daily record precipitation of 82.0 mm (3.2 in) on 11 January 2009.
Across 158 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 514 records.

Record Map

682 stations

682 station records on 11 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 11 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Rudnaja Pristan	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ternej	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ovre Sirdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hundseid I Vikedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	277.9 mm (10.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hafslo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Botnen I Forde	Norway	Record daily precipitation	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rutland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Center 4SE	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vigmostad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	77.3 mm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Waterville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen/Flesland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Flekkefjord	Norway	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sand I Ryfylke II	Norway	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bakke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Olean	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bodoe VI	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Risnes I Fjotland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ivanhoe Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muroran	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Maudal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maizuru Reg Met HQ	Japan	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eikemo	Norway	Record daily precipitation	121.6 mm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Helland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grosse Pointe Farms	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lysebotn	Norway	Record daily precipitation	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wellsville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bintulu	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ortnevik	Norway	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record snow depth	172.7 cm (68.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.2 C (113.4 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bjorheim I Ryfylke	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.5 mm (2.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

682 records

Records set or tied on 11 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 46, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 58, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 103, Deepest snow cover 56.

Records on 11 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	46
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	58
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	103
Deepest snow cover	56

Records on 11 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 5, monthly 25, daily 652.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

530 broken records

Margins by which the 530 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 533.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

11 January 2009

Top 20 records on 11 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 January 2009	Soyland I Gjesdal, NO	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	103 years	72 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2009	Rudnaja Pristan, RU	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
11 January 2009	Ternej, RU	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	61 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Underwood, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Ovre Sirdal, NO	daily rain	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Suldalsvatn, NO	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	23 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Hundseid I Vikedal, NO	monthly rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	65 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Ridgway, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	87 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	277.9 mm (10.9 in)	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	108 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Hafslo, NO	daily rain	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Sviland, NO	monthly rain	74.5 mm (2.9 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	102 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Botnen I Forde, NO	daily rain	89.8 mm (3.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Dansville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Rutland, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	92 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Locke 2 W, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	59 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	68 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Willows 6 W, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	89 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2009	Zearing, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
11 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)

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

1794 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2009. 2009 had 682 records.

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

Records on 01-11 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1803	2
1840	1
1851	1
1853	1
1858	1
1862	1
1863	1
1864	1
1871	1
1873	3
1876	1
1877	3
1878	1
1879	4
1880	1
1881	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1888	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	6
1892	3
1893	1
1894	2
1895	1
1896	8
1897	14
1898	5
1899	3
1900	8
1901	6
1902	6
1903	15
1904	3
1905	10
1906	4
1907	9
1908	7
1909	28
1910	50
1911	48
1912	47
1913	32
1914	41
1915	26
1916	79
1917	107
1918	208
1919	17
1920	101
1921	65
1922	131
1923	106
1924	367
1925	116
1926	102
1927	278
1928	589
1929	112
1930	186
1931	115
1932	180
1933	239
1934	192
1935	163
1936	475
1937	325
1938	192
1939	370
1940	419
1941	348
1942	687
1943	206
1944	109
1945	624
1946	325
1947	259
1948	342
1949	970
1950	420
1951	325
1952	214
1953	797
1954	526
1955	214
1956	594
1957	506
1958	344
1959	439
1960	548
1961	414
1962	2,062
1963	1,600
1964	248
1965	431
1966	246
1967	412
1968	1,103
1969	511
1970	539
1971	871
1972	1,400
1973	675
1974	1,878
1975	2,114
1976	685
1977	1,319
1978	654
1979	1,379
1980	1,319
1981	959
1982	2,363
1983	1,486
1984	828
1985	699
1986	873
1987	1,598
1988	1,065
1989	836
1990	1,459
1991	1,469
1992	718
1993	1,883
1994	667
1995	1,297
1996	1,366
1997	1,558
1998	1,165
1999	923
2000	1,122
2001	778
2002	970
2003	752
2004	848
2005	1,539
2006	1,096
2007	994
2008	1,019
2009	682
2010	1,093
2011	1,709
2012	881
2013	1,468
2014	684
2015	533
2016	555
2017	1,124
2018	1,027
2019	345
2020	1,617
2021	702
2022	295
2023	676
2024	614
2025	806
2026	499

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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 100	504
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	5
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1