Weather Records on 9 January 2010

1,941 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 2010. Highest significance: Lemmon, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 2010

On 9 January 2010, 1,941 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
247 were record highs and 1,274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 55 were all-time records, 88 monthly and 1,798 daily.
Lemmon set a daily record snow depth of 61.0 cm (24.0 in) on 9 January 2010.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

1,941 stations

1,941 station records on 9 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lyons	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Atlatlahuacan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Misantla	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Oaxtepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Shahat	Libya	Record high maximum temperature	20.5 C (68.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Zihualtepec	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Plevna	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Eskridge	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Utica	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington Junction	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Undoolya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.4 mm (2.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chapman	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cuatotolapan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hardy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winterset 4N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Yucuhiti (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Crystal Springs Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes 6 SSE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bora-Bora/Motu-Mute	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Solis	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Palpan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boswell	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Arkona	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Caseta Epcca	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Arad	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	7.5 C (45.5 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Malung	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.4 C (-10.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,941 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 135, Lowest daily maximum 780, Highest daily minimum 112, Lowest daily minimum 494, Heaviest daily rainfall 118, Heaviest daily snowfall 23, Deepest snow cover 279.

Records on 9 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	135
Lowest daily maximum	780
Highest daily minimum	112
Lowest daily minimum	494
Heaviest daily rainfall	118
Heaviest daily snowfall	23
Deepest snow cover	279

Records on 9 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 55, monthly 88, daily 1,798.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,480 broken records

Margins by which the 1,480 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 2010

Top 20 records on 9 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 2010	Lemmon, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2010	Lyons, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2010	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2010	Wayne, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2010	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2010	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Owen Springs, AU	daily rain	93.3 mm (3.7 in)	73.1 mm (2.9 in)	26 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Hamilton 2W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	102 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Atlatlahuacan, MX	daily low max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	84 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Zearing, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Hohenwald, US	daily low max	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	9.5 C (17.1 F)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Ewing, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Misantla, MX	all-time low max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	69 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Mapleton No.2, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Oaxtepec, MX	daily low max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	34 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Shahat, LY	daily high max	20.5 C (68.9 F)	4.3 C (7.7 F)	87 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Zihualtepec, MX	all-time low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2010	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	60 years	50 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

1799 to 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2010. 2010 had 1,941 records.

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

Records on 01-09 in each year
Year	Records
1799	2
1806	1
1830	1
1842	1
1849	1
1851	1
1853	2
1855	1
1857	2
1858	2
1861	2
1862	2
1866	1
1867	2
1869	1
1870	3
1871	1
1872	1
1873	3
1874	1
1875	1
1876	4
1877	3
1879	2
1881	3
1882	1
1884	4
1886	2
1887	4
1888	3
1889	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	1
1893	2
1894	1
1895	10
1896	1
1897	6
1898	3
1899	3
1900	4
1901	4
1902	5
1903	7
1904	11
1905	12
1906	13
1907	10
1908	13
1909	9
1910	14
1911	16
1912	64
1913	8
1914	30
1915	29
1916	56
1917	51
1918	76
1919	36
1920	66
1921	71
1922	92
1923	83
1924	161
1925	84
1926	144
1927	120
1928	387
1929	208
1930	919
1931	66
1932	205
1933	287
1934	446
1935	783
1936	577
1937	1,637
1938	250
1939	1,091
1940	623
1941	431
1942	948
1943	342
1944	442
1945	543
1946	623
1947	178
1948	278
1949	1,035
1950	407
1951	261
1952	310
1953	1,148
1954	298
1955	206
1956	416
1957	1,439
1958	661
1959	355
1960	575
1961	140
1962	1,334
1963	690
1964	857
1965	673
1966	289
1967	409
1968	1,461
1969	569
1970	1,833
1971	659
1972	617
1973	1,380
1974	1,392
1975	1,055
1976	792
1977	1,631
1978	1,494
1979	891
1980	794
1981	635
1982	1,162
1983	759
1984	538
1985	1,541
1986	685
1987	1,243
1988	1,247
1989	1,460
1990	1,335
1991	1,048
1992	1,368
1993	1,524
1994	852
1995	1,099
1996	1,632
1997	1,440
1998	1,735
1999	947
2000	677
2001	829
2002	1,889
2003	1,186
2004	717
2005	1,135
2006	872
2007	1,607
2008	1,335
2009	825
2010	1,941
2011	802
2012	604
2013	641
2014	694
2015	868
2016	616
2017	943
2018	742
2019	323
2020	471
2021	405
2022	356
2023	519
2024	1,533
2025	744
2026	1,609

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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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 9 January 2010
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,408
100 to 200	47
200 to 300	16
300 to 400	6
400 to 500	3