Weather Records on 20 January 2009

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 20 January 2009. Highest significance: Tanami Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 20 January 2009

On 20 January 2009, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
422 were record highs and 100 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 717 daily.
Tanami Downs set an all-time record daily precipitation of 204.2 mm (8.0 in) on 20 January 2009.
Across 157 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 20 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 20 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Tanami Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Miri	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ratece-Planica	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia Lock	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ellendale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high minimum temperature	9.1 C (48.4 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver Is	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Carthage Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth 5 E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lesce	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wadesboro	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manteo AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ruby Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Britt 3E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brassua Dam	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Circle Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dampier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Esperance Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Comondu	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.0 C (104.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Arcelia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamlet	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Litchville 2NW	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Drake 9 NE	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Los Angeles Downtown/Usc	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turtle Lake	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bushy Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tripoli Airport	Libya	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana Tlapacoyan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Glacier Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
La Puerta	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Linguere	Senegal	Record low minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dateland Whitewing Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wikieup	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 20 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 233, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 189, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 93, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 84.

Records on 20 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	233
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	189
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	93
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	84

Records on 20 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 19, daily 717.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 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

20 January 2009

Top 20 records on 20 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 January 2009	Tanami Downs, AU	all-time rain	204.2 mm (8.0 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	66 of 100 (Major)
20 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)
20 January 2009	Wauseon Wtp, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Miri, MY	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Tioga 1E, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	48.2 cm (19.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Greenville, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Monroe 2 SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	111 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Ratece-Planica, SI	daily rain	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Columbia Lock, US	all-time snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Mangareva, PF	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Vinton, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	39 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Wadesboro, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Max, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Ellendale, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Chester 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	San Luis Acatlan, MX	daily low max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Los Angeles Downtown/Usc, US	daily high max	29.4 C (84.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	97 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Sarajevo, BA	daily high min	9.1 C (48.4 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	99 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Beaver Is, US	daily low min	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 2009	Gospic, HR	daily high min	6.2 C (43.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	99 years	40 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 738 records.

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

Records on 01-20 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1798	1
1804	2
1820	1
1844	1
1850	1
1858	2
1861	1
1862	1
1863	1
1866	2
1867	1
1872	1
1874	4
1875	4
1878	1
1879	1
1880	5
1881	4
1885	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	2
1896	1
1897	3
1898	6
1899	12
1900	15
1901	11
1902	5
1903	4
1904	14
1905	2
1906	25
1907	26
1908	9
1909	30
1910	11
1911	3
1912	7
1913	44
1914	57
1915	153
1916	34
1917	123
1918	71
1919	28
1920	103
1921	45
1922	86
1923	41
1924	298
1925	181
1926	110
1927	381
1928	383
1929	203
1930	540
1931	90
1932	139
1933	441
1934	118
1935	904
1936	602
1937	1,041
1938	219
1939	238
1940	1,147
1941	214
1942	979
1943	1,002
1944	568
1945	302
1946	487
1947	534
1948	422
1949	429
1950	653
1951	958
1952	386
1953	476
1954	791
1955	278
1956	906
1957	349
1958	494
1959	603
1960	329
1961	641
1962	1,162
1963	921
1964	567
1965	283
1966	634
1967	556
1968	1,096
1969	859
1970	1,301
1971	936
1972	823
1973	450
1974	978
1975	688
1976	848
1977	997
1978	1,669
1979	1,158
1980	423
1981	823
1982	958
1983	847
1984	1,957
1985	2,188
1986	1,327
1987	1,063
1988	1,637
1989	955
1990	1,257
1991	562
1992	493
1993	1,327
1994	2,035
1995	1,136
1996	851
1997	658
1998	576
1999	1,368
2000	1,132
2001	667
2002	666
2003	732
2004	451
2005	1,335
2006	1,395
2007	2,143
2008	1,366
2009	738
2010	986
2011	731
2012	848
2013	432
2014	480
2015	413
2016	726
2017	1,370
2018	634
2019	722
2020	498
2021	375
2022	346
2023	778
2024	841
2025	1,599
2026	193

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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	564
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	5
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1