Weather Records on 9 January 2015

868 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 2015. Highest significance: Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 2015

On 9 January 2015, 868 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
266 were record highs and 217 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 16 monthly and 850 daily.
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana) set a daily record precipitation of 91.0 mm (3.6 in) on 9 January 2015.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 509 records.

Record Map

868 stations

868 station records on 9 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gammon Ranges (Wooltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Chiang Mai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sot	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Cavenagh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Newhaven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Xingren	China	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Port Parham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Whyalla Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kent City 2 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hechi	China	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Baise	China	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Marree Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mauth-Finsterau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beagle Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Balmoral (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Batesburg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Derwent	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mansfield (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Malacca	Malaysia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Chiang Rai	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sewanee	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomingdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pervomajskoe	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mae Sariang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendambo (Millers Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mengzi	China	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tomsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.5 C (27.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-2.7 C (27.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Palmer 3 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orroroo (Yalpara)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hetch Hetchy	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mercedes	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cathcart (Old Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Tyers	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sun Rvr 4 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-4.3 C (24.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nome AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilpena Pound	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

868 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 167, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 99, Lowest daily minimum 109, Heaviest daily rainfall 319, Heaviest daily snowfall 44, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 9 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	167
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	99
Lowest daily minimum	109
Heaviest daily rainfall	319
Heaviest daily snowfall	44
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 9 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 16, daily 850.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

755 broken records

Margins by which the 755 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 2015

Top 20 records on 9 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 2015	Gammon Ranges (Wooltana), AU	daily rain	91.0 mm (3.6 in)	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	91 years	77 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2015	Chiang Mai, TH	monthly rain	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	76 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2015	Thermopolis, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	104 years	61 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2015	Lancang, CN	monthly rain	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2015	Hamilton Station, AU	daily rain	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	37 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Mae Sot, TH	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Lincang, CN	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Mount Cavenagh, AU	daily rain	149.0 mm (5.9 in)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	24 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Newhaven, AU	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	95.4 mm (3.8 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Xingren, CN	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Lilydale, AU	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	19.4 mm (0.8 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Port Parham, AU	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Whyalla Aero, AU	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Baldwin, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	68 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Kent City 2 SW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	45 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Simao, CN	daily rain	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Hechi, CN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.7 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Kunming, CN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	11 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Baise, CN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2015	Hastings, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	48 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2015. 2015 had 868 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	729
50 to 100	17
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1