Weather Records on 18 January 2009

682 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 January 2009. Highest significance: Yakutat AP, US.

Key Facts for 18 January 2009

On 18 January 2009, 682 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
314 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 661 daily.
Yakutat AP set a monthly record daily precipitation of 189.0 mm (7.4 in) on 18 January 2009.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

682 stations

682 station records on 18 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Yakutat AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Kalkaringi Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kjelsas I Sorkedalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dearborn	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Skagway	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pontiac Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warmun	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Reading	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wateranga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Schenley Lock 5	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Titusville Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waikiki 717.2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.5 cm (13.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Holland Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Howell Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pavillion	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Nordstrand	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hoidalen I Solum	Norway	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milesville 5 NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Annex Creek	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Washington	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Haigler	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washington Is	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Braddock Lock 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingdon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bangor Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Melsom	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Redwood City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dorset	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clearmont 5 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boston	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Worcester	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

682 records

Records set or tied on 18 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 168, Lowest daily maximum 39, Highest daily minimum 146, Lowest daily minimum 90, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 69, Deepest snow cover 68.

Records on 18 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	168
Lowest daily maximum	39
Highest daily minimum	146
Lowest daily minimum	90
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	69
Deepest snow cover	68

Records on 18 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

519 broken records

Margins by which the 519 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 584.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 January 2009

Top 20 records on 18 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 January 2009	Yakutat AP, US	monthly rain	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	62 years	71 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2009	Kalkaringi Police, AU	daily rain	102.0 mm (4.0 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	43 years	60 of 100 (Major)
18 January 2009	Kjelsas I Sorkedalen, NO	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Tioga 1E, US	daily snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 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)
18 January 2009	Wilton, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Dearborn, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Skagway, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	65 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	San Luis Acatlan, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Pontiac Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	91 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Warmun, AU	daily rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	94 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 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)
18 January 2009	Reading, US	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	21.4 cm (8.4 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Old Faithful, US	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Wateranga, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Philippi, US	daily low min	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	93 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Anamosa 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 2009	Sheldon, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	99 years	41 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 682 records.

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

Records on 01-18 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1804	2
1809	1
1828	2
1834	2
1838	2
1841	1
1844	1
1845	1
1849	1
1858	2
1863	1
1864	2
1866	1
1868	1
1872	2
1873	1
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	1
1879	1
1883	1
1886	2
1887	2
1889	4
1890	1
1891	2
1893	5
1894	8
1895	3
1896	7
1897	6
1898	1
1899	5
1900	7
1901	4
1902	1
1903	2
1904	21
1905	16
1906	30
1907	8
1908	15
1909	5
1910	50
1911	101
1912	5
1913	58
1914	30
1915	57
1916	53
1917	53
1918	65
1919	38
1920	109
1921	72
1922	28
1923	166
1924	62
1925	188
1926	233
1927	233
1928	451
1929	588
1930	951
1931	235
1932	221
1933	343
1934	136
1935	400
1936	385
1937	475
1938	194
1939	285
1940	1,364
1941	277
1942	617
1943	1,380
1944	589
1945	363
1946	1,142
1947	290
1948	717
1949	664
1950	1,184
1951	748
1952	440
1953	444
1954	347
1955	487
1956	387
1957	830
1958	345
1959	613
1960	561
1961	287
1962	652
1963	478
1964	302
1965	537
1966	369
1967	523
1968	508
1969	616
1970	796
1971	953
1972	729
1973	1,334
1974	1,077
1975	822
1976	835
1977	2,053
1978	1,365
1979	997
1980	517
1981	1,072
1982	1,267
1983	581
1984	1,630
1985	536
1986	1,359
1987	1,419
1988	825
1989	679
1990	1,536
1991	612
1992	718
1993	1,383
1994	2,673
1995	907
1996	2,155
1997	1,026
1998	887
1999	909
2000	1,141
2001	639
2002	554
2003	826
2004	662
2005	807
2006	1,229
2007	2,059
2008	947
2009	682
2010	720
2011	755
2012	914
2013	709
2014	442
2015	526
2016	599
2017	799
2018	1,032
2019	490
2020	932
2021	371
2022	423
2023	941
2024	1,075
2025	988
2026	351

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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	485
100 to 200	24
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2