Weather Records on 17 January 2009

851 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 17 January 2009. Highest significance: Kursk, RU.

Key Facts for 17 January 2009

On 17 January 2009, 851 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
330 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 814 daily.
Kursk set a daily record precipitation of 25.5 mm (1.0 in) on 17 January 2009.
Across 168 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

851 stations

851 station records on 17 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 17 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kursk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	64 of 100 (Major)
Mt Morris 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Strathtay Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Osage	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Morrison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Elliott	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
University Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Harding	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Is L&D 15	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Jervis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Elberton 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winston Salem Reynolds AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.2 C (8.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marshalltown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Christmas Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.4 mm (3.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Spencer	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Albany	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	19.1 C (66.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kislovodsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Wisconsin Dells Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Allison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Old Delamere	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Osage	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Courtenay 1 NW	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cordova N	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

851 records

Records set or tied on 17 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 176, Lowest daily maximum 168, Highest daily minimum 154, Lowest daily minimum 174, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 61.

Records on 17 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	176
Lowest daily maximum	168
Highest daily minimum	154
Lowest daily minimum	174
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	61

Records on 17 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 31, daily 814.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

661 broken records

Margins by which the 661 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

17 January 2009

Top 20 records on 17 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 January 2009	Kursk, RU	daily rain	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	86 years	73 of 100 (Major)
17 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)
17 January 2009	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	37.6 cm (14.8 in)	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	79 years	65 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2009	Ft Ross, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	108 years	64 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2009	Mt Morris 2W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	60 of 100 (Major)
17 January 2009	Barkly Downs, AU	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2009	Tioga 1E, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2009	Underwood, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2009	Strathtay Station, AU	daily rain	144.4 mm (5.7 in)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
17 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)
17 January 2009	Morrison, US	monthly low min	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2009	Elliott, AU	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
17 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)
17 January 2009	Comondu, MX	monthly high min	25.6 C (78.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	60 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2009	Watertown, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2009	University Exp STN, US	monthly high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	79 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2009	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2009	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2009	Tonsina, US	daily high max	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 January 2009	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	97 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 851 records.

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

Records on 01-17 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1800	2
1802	1
1804	1
1805	2
1809	1
1812	1
1820	1
1826	2
1828	1
1838	2
1845	3
1854	1
1858	1
1861	1
1864	3
1865	1
1866	1
1869	1
1870	2
1871	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	2
1877	1
1878	1
1880	1
1881	2
1883	3
1884	1
1885	2
1886	1
1888	1
1889	4
1890	2
1891	4
1893	5
1894	5
1895	3
1896	4
1897	6
1899	5
1900	5
1901	1
1902	4
1903	3
1904	9
1905	2
1906	19
1907	38
1908	10
1909	13
1910	21
1911	49
1912	8
1913	66
1914	13
1915	19
1916	47
1917	32
1918	37
1919	45
1920	148
1921	70
1922	25
1923	122
1924	278
1925	184
1926	118
1927	144
1928	309
1929	118
1930	942
1931	130
1932	489
1933	203
1934	120
1935	444
1936	377
1937	196
1938	323
1939	375
1940	566
1941	644
1942	601
1943	1,086
1944	333
1945	511
1946	1,089
1947	354
1948	613
1949	566
1950	731
1951	535
1952	773
1953	531
1954	632
1955	303
1956	431
1957	1,040
1958	555
1959	760
1960	657
1961	537
1962	625
1963	537
1964	450
1965	1,180
1966	275
1967	423
1968	400
1969	526
1970	931
1971	871
1972	884
1973	1,147
1974	1,327
1975	647
1976	717
1977	2,352
1978	1,458
1979	1,182
1980	601
1981	821
1982	1,899
1983	592
1984	888
1985	988
1986	848
1987	1,375
1988	751
1989	745
1990	1,986
1991	776
1992	958
1993	1,685
1994	1,805
1995	1,186
1996	1,353
1997	791
1998	832
1999	775
2000	1,060
2001	744
2002	505
2003	764
2004	1,245
2005	682
2006	1,055
2007	1,911
2008	1,114
2009	851
2010	876
2011	972
2012	847
2013	643
2014	548
2015	489
2016	458
2017	1,002
2018	1,273
2019	582
2020	828
2021	375
2022	1,022
2023	808
2024	1,585
2025	586
2026	370

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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	631
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	4
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	1