Weather Records on 23 January 2009

1,334 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 23 January 2009. Highest significance: Blackfoot Fire Dept, US.

Key Facts for 23 January 2009

On 23 January 2009, 1,334 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
815 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 65 monthly and 1,267 daily.
Blackfoot Fire Dept set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 23 January 2009.
Across 165 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 465 records.

Record Map

1,334 stations

1,334 station records on 23 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 23 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Blackfoot Fire Dept	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Howard Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Prilep	Macedonia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Sarajevo	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wando Vale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ferndale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cdu Katherine Rural Campus	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tioga 1E	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Urangan Hibiscus St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Underwood	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greenbank Thompson Road	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Callaghan Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Niederworresbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Natural Brg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toomba Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Aviemore	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Isabel 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.1 C (55.6 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Oombulgurri	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.4 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fairlight Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Nariel Creek (Simpson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Polis	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sugarloaf Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Hall 1 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wamuran	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.6 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Glenmorgan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schluchtern-Herolz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Casa Grande	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Grant	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheesman	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
New Beith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Range View	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wyalong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deuselbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clifton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ojai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Max	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Birx/Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Morovis 1 N	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
North French Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bullita	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coominya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Portales	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Elsey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,334 records

Records set or tied on 23 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 326, Lowest daily maximum 56, Highest daily minimum 489, Lowest daily minimum 95, Heaviest daily rainfall 324, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 23 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	326
Lowest daily maximum	56
Highest daily minimum	489
Lowest daily minimum	95
Heaviest daily rainfall	324
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 23 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 65, daily 1,267.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,086 broken records

Margins by which the 1,086 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 432.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

23 January 2009

Top 20 records on 23 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
23 January 2009	Blackfoot Fire Dept, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	100 years	70 of 100 (Major)
23 January 2009	Howard Post Office, AU	daily rain	116.0 mm (4.6 in)	44.1 mm (1.7 in)	109 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Prilep, MK	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Mount Amhurst, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Sarajevo, BA	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Wando Vale Station, AU	daily rain	111.0 mm (4.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	94 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Agate 3 E, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	106 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Ferndale, AU	daily rain	116.4 mm (4.6 in)	98.8 mm (3.9 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Cdu Katherine Rural Campus, AU	daily rain	127.4 mm (5.0 in)	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Tioga 1E, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Lankaran, AZ	monthly rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	46 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Urangan Hibiscus St, AU	daily rain	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Sydney (Observatory Hill), AU	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	112 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Underwood, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	44 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Greenbank Thompson Road, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Callaghan Creek Station, AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	25.3 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Niederworresbach, DE	daily rain	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Natural Brg, US	monthly high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Toomba Stud, AU	daily rain	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	123.0 mm (4.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
23 January 2009	Aviemore, AU	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	33 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 1,334 records.

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

Records on 01-23 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1800	2
1812	1
1815	1
1823	3
1827	1
1840	1
1845	1
1846	2
1849	1
1850	1
1852	1
1855	2
1856	1
1860	1
1867	1
1869	2
1871	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	1
1879	1
1880	1
1881	2
1882	1
1884	3
1886	1
1887	4
1888	1
1890	2
1891	3
1892	3
1893	5
1894	4
1895	4
1896	6
1897	1
1898	5
1899	8
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	5
1904	11
1905	4
1906	49
1907	22
1908	7
1909	60
1910	18
1911	5
1912	8
1913	32
1914	17
1915	30
1916	31
1917	245
1918	69
1919	28
1920	49
1921	38
1922	54
1923	63
1924	79
1925	118
1926	223
1927	262
1928	39
1929	304
1930	697
1931	243
1932	265
1933	757
1934	287
1935	588
1936	1,202
1937	686
1938	335
1939	406
1940	701
1941	345
1942	535
1943	1,200
1944	478
1945	146
1946	417
1947	414
1948	918
1949	705
1950	644
1951	283
1952	498
1953	531
1954	472
1955	568
1956	354
1957	593
1958	259
1959	535
1960	544
1961	529
1962	624
1963	1,366
1964	455
1965	831
1966	973
1967	1,336
1968	547
1969	1,128
1970	1,157
1971	407
1972	695
1973	495
1974	484
1975	457
1976	1,092
1977	629
1978	911
1979	1,109
1980	743
1981	1,387
1982	1,884
1983	845
1984	736
1985	775
1986	611
1987	1,231
1988	741
1989	634
1990	1,376
1991	891
1992	737
1993	1,273
1994	798
1995	991
1996	889
1997	936
1998	724
1999	2,024
2000	1,155
2001	588
2002	1,174
2003	1,269
2004	726
2005	1,207
2006	1,104
2007	1,127
2008	802
2009	1,334
2010	1,284
2011	741
2012	610
2013	764
2014	916
2015	561
2016	1,168
2017	1,089
2018	643
2019	688
2020	896
2021	455
2022	685
2023	567
2024	868
2025	1,016
2026	535

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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	1,073
100 to 200	6
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1