Weather Records on 9 January 2023

519 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 2023. Highest significance: Aurukun Shire Council, AU.

Key Facts for 9 January 2023

On 9 January 2023, 519 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
230 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 19 monthly and 499 daily.
Aurukun Shire Council set a daily record precipitation of 190.0 mm (7.5 in) on 9 January 2023.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 511 records.

Record Map

519 stations

519 station records on 9 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aurukun Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Alexandria	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Split Marjan	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Winner	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Murska Sobota-Rakican	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Fresno Yosemite Intl	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record daily precipitation	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Lompoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
New Cuyama Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Nha Trang	Vietnam	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lisca	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	15.7 C (60.3 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Malad City	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Obispo Poly	United States	Record daily precipitation	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
King City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Maria Public AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Marlow	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ogulin	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lobdell Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Achinsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sonora Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Magueyes Is	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saugus Pwr Plt 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oakland Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yongan	China	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wilson	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Monitor Pass	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Xinyang	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.7 C (72.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Glennallen Kcam	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Leavitt Meadows	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.7 C (78.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia Lakes Ridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Monterey Peninsul AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Allambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bulahdelah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Baia Mare	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	10.5 C (50.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Topaz Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taiyuan	China	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zajsan	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Majuro Wbas AP	Marshall Islands	Record low maximum temperature	27.0 C (80.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sterlitamak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Beito	Norway	Record snow depth	110.0 cm (43.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bugulma	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.3 C (-22.5 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

519 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 117, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 113, Lowest daily minimum 21, Heaviest daily rainfall 198, Heaviest daily snowfall 9, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 9 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	117
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	113
Lowest daily minimum	21
Heaviest daily rainfall	198
Heaviest daily snowfall	9
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 9 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 19, daily 499.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

461 broken records

Margins by which the 461 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 356.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 2023

Top 20 records on 9 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 2023	Aurukun Shire Council, AU	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	107 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2023	Bishop AP, US	daily rain	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	112 years	67 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2023	Alexandria, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 years	66 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2023	Split Marjan, HR	daily rain	62.9 mm (2.5 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	63 years	65 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2023	Winner, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	85 years	63 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2023	Saint Ignatius, US	monthly rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	0 years	60 of 100 (Major)
9 January 2023	Murska Sobota-Rakican, SI	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	Fresno Yosemite Intl, US	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	Santa Barbara, US	daily rain	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	116 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	Lompoc, US	monthly rain	97.3 mm (3.8 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	New Cuyama Fire STN, US	monthly rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	Nha Trang, VN	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	Lisca, SI	daily rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	Paso Robles Muni AP, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily high min	15.7 C (60.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	125 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	Maryvale, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	Big Sur STN, US	daily rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	Malad City, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	San Luis Obispo Poly, US	all-time rain	153.7 mm (6.1 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2023	Topaz Lake, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	47 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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 2023. 2023 had 519 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	435
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1