Weather Records on 16 January 2009

1,328 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 2009. Highest significance: Ewing, US.

Key Facts for 16 January 2009

On 16 January 2009, 1,328 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
375 were record highs and 718 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,230 daily.
Ewing set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 16 January 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

1,328 stations

1,328 station records on 16 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ewing	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Dixon Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	63 of 100 (Major)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	62 of 100 (Major)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tezontepec (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port Alsworth	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Velva	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Puente Jula	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Independence #1	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Charles City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rogersville 1 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mondovi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Willow Run AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Acatzingo de Hidalgo	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paris Stp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Asheville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage Merrill Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 ENE Fairfield	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cold Bay AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gulkana AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mullewa	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Juan Rodriguez Clara	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Calico Rock 2 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Corning	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,328 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 201, Lowest daily maximum 406, Highest daily minimum 174, Lowest daily minimum 312, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 16 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	201
Lowest daily maximum	406
Highest daily minimum	174
Lowest daily minimum	312
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 16 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 71, daily 1,230.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,014 broken records

Margins by which the 1,014 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

16 January 2009

Top 20 records on 16 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 2009	Ewing, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
16 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)
16 January 2009	Dixon Wwtp, US	all-time low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	103 years	63 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2009	Washington, US	all-time low min	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	103 years	62 of 100 (Major)
16 January 2009	Tioga 1E, US	daily snow depth	114.3 cm (45.0 in)	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Tezontepec (Smn), MX	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Cedar Rapids #1, US	all-time low min	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	84 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
16 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)
16 January 2009	Port Alsworth, US	monthly rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	9 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Morris 1NW, US	all-time low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Marshalltown, US	monthly low min	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	San Luis Acatlan, MX	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	28 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Osage, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	103 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Velva, US	all-time low min	-45.6 C (-50.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	72 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Chico UNIV Farm, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	89 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Puente Jula, MX	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Minot Intl AP, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Rock Is L&D 15, US	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	131 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Hohenwald, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	97 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2009	Independence #1, US	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	120 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

1795 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2009. 2009 had 1,328 records.

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

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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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	991
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	3