Weather Records on 9 January 2012

604 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 2012. Highest significance: Emory, US.

Key Facts for 9 January 2012

On 9 January 2012, 604 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
338 were record highs and 84 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 584 daily.
Emory set a daily record precipitation of 53.3 mm (2.1 in) on 9 January 2012.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 510 records.

Record Map

604 stations

604 station records on 9 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emory	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Macquarie Park (Willandra Vill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Houston William P Hobby AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dacus	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Buller	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Strawn 8 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tahiti-Faaa	French Polynesia	Record low maximum temperature	26.3 C (79.3 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Knapp 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Detroit Lakes 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooperstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lafayette Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sulphur Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Riverview Observatory	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Charles	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Seal Rocks Camping Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pennant Hills (Yarrara Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pbo Anantapur	India	Record high maximum temperature	35.8 C (96.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marion Junction 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.9 cm (10.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mahnomen	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie (Old Northern Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Williston Sloulin Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Giles Meteorological Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sandy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Eureka	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lemmon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oenpelli	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.3 C (84.7 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rolling Fk	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bishop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hallettsville 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Juiz de Fora	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Simpson 6 N - Wildhorse	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Buffalo Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Guadalupe	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record snow depth	188.0 cm (74.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Buffalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record high maximum temperature	33.8 C (92.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Roosevelt Roads	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Beringovskaja	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

604 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 191, Lowest daily maximum 40, Highest daily minimum 147, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 9 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	191
Lowest daily maximum	40
Highest daily minimum	147
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 9 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 16, daily 584.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

472 broken records

Margins by which the 472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 2012

Top 20 records on 9 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 2012	Emory, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	111 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2012	Conroe, US	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Mansfield 4 NW, US	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	14 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Macquarie Park (Willandra Vill, AU	daily rain	84.0 mm (3.3 in)	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Houston William P Hobby AP, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Dacus, US	daily rain	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	14 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Tonsina, US	daily snow depth	124.5 cm (49.0 in)	45.8 cm (18.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Mount Buller, AU	daily rain	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Odessa, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Strawn 8 NNE, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Tahiti-Faaa, PF	daily low max	26.3 C (79.3 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	San Angelo, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Knapp 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Ipswich, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Detroit Lakes 1 NNE, US	daily high max	7.8 C (46.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	114 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Cooperstown, US	daily high max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	108 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Lafayette Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Ewing, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	94 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Sulphur Springs, US	daily rain	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2012	Waxahachie, US	daily rain	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	72 years	39 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 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2012. 2012 had 604 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	466
100 to 200	3
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1