Weather Records on 9 January 1989

1,460 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 9 January 1989. Highest significance: Saentis, CH.

Key Facts for 9 January 1989

On 9 January 1989, 1,460 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
905 were record highs and 123 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 47 monthly and 1,406 daily.
Saentis set a monthly record high maximum temperature of 8.8 C (47.8 F) on 9 January 1989.
Across 167 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 505 records.

Record Map

1,460 stations

1,460 station records on 9 January 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 9 January 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saentis	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	8.8 C (47.8 F)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield Radio Ksvc	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sarapui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	6.5 C (43.7 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Searcy	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Prineville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Moroni	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oden 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arrowrock Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zambezi	Zambia	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.3 C (39.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bysonder	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Home	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Abercrombie	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montpelier	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heilbron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.5 C (47.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
New Meadows Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leeds	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Praha-Klementinum	Czech Republic	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pirapitingui	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	92.6 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kuna	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Henry 3W	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wallowa	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-20.7 C (-5.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Crosby	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Reeder 13 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Palapye	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	53.7 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Batista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.5 C (38.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jess Valley	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Halfway	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cachoeira da Graca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ibiuna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart-Stadt	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Halle	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Grenora	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Aachen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.3 C (45.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brocken	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	1.4 C (34.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plauen	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.1 C (41.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Huatusco de Chicuellar	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chinook	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,460 records

Records set or tied on 9 January 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 339, Lowest daily maximum 44, Highest daily minimum 566, Lowest daily minimum 79, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 96, Deepest snow cover 112.

Records on 9 January 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	339
Lowest daily maximum	44
Highest daily minimum	566
Lowest daily minimum	79
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	96
Deepest snow cover	112

Records on 9 January 1989 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 47, daily 1,406.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,260 broken records

Margins by which the 1,260 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

9 January 1989

Top 20 records on 9 January 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 January 1989	Saentis, CH	monthly high max	8.8 C (47.8 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	101 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Richfield Radio Ksvc, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Sarapui, BR	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	monthly high max	6.5 C (43.7 F)	0.2 C (0.4 F)	121 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Searcy, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	95 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Prineville, US	monthly rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Moroni, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	75 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Wallowa, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Oden 1 SE, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Arrowrock Dam, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Elk City 1NE, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Zambezi, ZM	daily rain	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	50.7 mm (2.0 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Regensburg, DE	daily high min	4.3 C (39.7 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	53 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Bysonder, ZA	daily rain	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Ukiah, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Mtn Home, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	76 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Abercrombie, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 1989	Montpelier, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 years	42 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 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1989. 1989 had 1,460 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	1,142
50 to 100	60
100 to 150	28
150 to 200	14
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	6
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1