Weather Records on 9 January 2011

802 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 2011. Highest significance: Williston Sloulin Fld, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 2011

On 9 January 2011, 802 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
221 were record highs and 151 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 33 monthly and 761 daily.
Williston Sloulin Fld set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 9 January 2011.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

802 stations

802 station records on 9 January 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
New England	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Rock Springs	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hebbronville	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dickinson Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Lake 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lemmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tyler Pounds Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pollock	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Marshall	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bowdle	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrov	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pretty Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bison	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bountiful-Val Verda	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Pierre 17 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hysham	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Antonio Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunn Ctr 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Fltr Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inman 5SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hammonton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richardton Abbey	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Idabel	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waco Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glen-Ayle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gospic	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	6.2 C (43.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Troickoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-43.7 C (-46.7 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland Fltr Plt	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wainwright AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.9 C (23.2 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lander AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ludlow 3 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Sandakan	Malaysia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kennebec	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Floresville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Austin Bergstrom Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altotonga	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Studley 9NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulverde	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hawkins	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stearns 2S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gatlinburg 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Watson	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Duchesne	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hulett	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Linville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Zapote	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

802 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 134, Lowest daily maximum 72, Highest daily minimum 87, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 213, Heaviest daily snowfall 134, Deepest snow cover 83.

Records on 9 January 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	134
Lowest daily maximum	72
Highest daily minimum	87
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	213
Heaviest daily snowfall	134
Deepest snow cover	83

Records on 9 January 2011 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 33, daily 761.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

619 broken records

Margins by which the 619 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 2011

Top 20 records on 9 January 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 2011	Williston Sloulin Fld, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	95 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2011	New England, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	99 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2011	Columbus 3 NE, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Rock Springs, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Hebbronville, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	43 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Dickinson Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	4.5 cm (1.8 in)	117 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Medicine Lake 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	100 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Lemmon, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	99 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Tyler Pounds Fld, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	105 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Pollock, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	92 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Marshall, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	67 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Bowdle, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Avalon Beach (Avalon (Palmgrov, AU	daily rain	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Pretty Rock, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Gatesville, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	27 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Waco Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	20 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Bison, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Bountiful-Val Verda, US	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Haddam, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2011	Ft Pierre 17 WSW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	17 years	45 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 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2011. 2011 had 802 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	600
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1