Weather Records on 9 January 2020

471 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 2020. Highest significance: Bonney Downs, AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 2020

On 9 January 2020, 471 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
333 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 465 daily.
Bonney Downs set a daily record precipitation of 92.0 mm (3.6 in) on 9 January 2020.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

471 stations

471 station records on 9 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bonney Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
McDermitt	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Schotten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Marillana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newman Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chanute Martin Johnson AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kargopol	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeside	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 5 775	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
S Bend AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
San Angelo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tulsa Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Noreena Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wongawol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telfer Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Adak AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Makaweli 965	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bartlesville Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bareilly	India	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Den Helder-1	Netherlands	Record high maximum temperature	11.9 C (53.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sovetskaja Gavan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Bocas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City Dwtn AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Point Stuart	Australia	Record daily precipitation	115.4 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mineral Wells AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dallas FAA AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Worth Meacham Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocksprings	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abilene Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Akita	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mishima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Worth NAS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ponca City Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Joplin Rgnl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Olathe Johnson Co Ind AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bessaker	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.3 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sangary	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Isit	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-9.2 C (15.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tipton 4S Mesonet	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hutchinson Muni AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia ASOS	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Drake Fld	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record high maximum temperature	24.2 C (75.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tallinn	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kuressaare	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

471 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 180, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 153, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 9 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	180
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	153
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 9 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 5, daily 465.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

411 broken records

Margins by which the 411 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 101.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 2020

Top 20 records on 9 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 2020	Bonney Downs, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	McDermitt, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Schotten, DE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Marillana, AU	daily rain	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Warruwi, AU	daily rain	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Newman Aero, AU	all-time rain	142.8 mm (5.6 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	46 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	96 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Chanute Martin Johnson AP, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	119 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Carlindie, AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Kargopol, RU	daily high min	0.2 C (32.4 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	129 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Lakeside, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	84 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Nuuanu Rsch 5 775, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	S Bend AP, US	daily high max	10.6 C (51.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	San Angelo, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	110 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	96 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Tulsa Intl AP, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	80 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Noreena Downs, AU	monthly rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2020	Wongawol, AU	monthly rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	37 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2020. 2020 had 471 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 20	397
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1