Weather Records on 15 January 2009

1,125 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2009. Highest significance: Tamarindo, MX.

Key Facts for 15 January 2009

On 15 January 2009, 1,125 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 446 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 17 were all-time records, 44 monthly and 1,064 daily.
Tamarindo set a monthly record daily precipitation of 54.9 mm (2.2 in) on 15 January 2009.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 499 records.

Record Map

1,125 stations

1,125 station records on 15 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tamarindo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Galva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wildrose 3NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McCracken	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chandalar Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Abritas	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Foxholm 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nenana Muni AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rushville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys 3 W	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Salem 5NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.3 C (-36.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vermillion 2 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gage AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Harlan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-38.9 C (-38.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Valley City 3 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sultan Ismail Petra	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Salem	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sac City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tyndall	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Felix Gomez	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.3 C (100.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Big Creek Ph 1	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Trousdale 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greensburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Playa Vicente	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ransom 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Westhope	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Aberdeen	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zadar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	64.9 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,125 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 261, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 185, Heaviest daily rainfall 218, Heaviest daily snowfall 70, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 15 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	261
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	185
Heaviest daily rainfall	218
Heaviest daily snowfall	70
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 15 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 17, monthly 44, daily 1,064.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

839 broken records

Margins by which the 839 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2009

Top 20 records on 15 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2009	Tamarindo, MX	monthly rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	70 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2009	Wilton, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2009	Galva, US	all-time low min	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2009	Underwood, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	San Luis Acatlan, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	44 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Max, US	daily snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	15 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Walnut, US	monthly low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	97 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Wildrose 3NW, US	all-time low min	-43.3 C (-45.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	McCracken, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Washburn, US	monthly low min	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Chandalar Lake, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Abritas, MX	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	2 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Foxholm 7 N, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Steele 4N, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Nenana Muni AP, US	monthly high max	12.2 C (54.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	107 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Colfax, US	daily high max	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Newman, US	daily high max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	87 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2009	Greenville Wtp, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	91 years	43 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 1,125 records.

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

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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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	822
100 to 200	11
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1
600 to 700	2