Weather Records on 14 January 2009

841 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 14 January 2009. Highest significance: Greer, US.

Key Facts for 14 January 2009

On 14 January 2009, 841 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
345 were record highs and 206 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 22 monthly and 810 daily.
Greer set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 14 January 2009.
Across 153 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 520 records.

Record Map

841 stations

841 station records on 14 January 2009 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 14 January 2009: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Greer	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Wilton	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Terre Haute Indiana State	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kitoi Bay	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Majors Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	373.2 mm (14.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Clemens Ang Base	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Steele 4N	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Newton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tres Brazos	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Independence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Milbank 4 NW	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Riverside Fire STN 3	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Postville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Fosston 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-42.2 C (-44.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Leona Vicario	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Range	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willows 6 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Toulon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Perry	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Locke 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Luis Acatlan	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Acajete	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berkeley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Livermore	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton Dwtn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Columbia 8 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ai-Petri	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akron	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Avon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fessenden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKeesport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ephraim	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Skwentna	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Half Moon Bay	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Laporte	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Washburn	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
McGrath AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
La Rumorosa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

841 records

Records set or tied on 14 January 2009 by type: Highest daily maximum 243, Lowest daily maximum 110, Highest daily minimum 102, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 122, Heaviest daily snowfall 105, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 14 January 2009 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	243
Lowest daily maximum	110
Highest daily minimum	102
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	122
Heaviest daily snowfall	105
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 14 January 2009 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 22, daily 810.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 609.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

14 January 2009

Top 20 records on 14 January 2009 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 January 2009	Greer, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	91 years	74 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2009	Wilton, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	58 years	65 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2009	Vinton, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	66 years	60 of 100 (Major)
14 January 2009	Morris 1NW, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	80 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	103 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Terre Haute Indiana State, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Kitoi Bay, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	McGrath AP, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Majors Creek, AU	daily rain	373.2 mm (14.7 in)	206.0 mm (8.1 in)	1 year	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Mt Clemens Ang Base, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Rantoul, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	115 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Steele 4N, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	57 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Newton, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	111 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Tres Brazos, MX	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	119 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Independence, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	103 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Benton Harbor AP, US	daily low min	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	115 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Milbank 4 NW, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	102 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2009	Riverside Fire STN 3, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	97 years	41 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

1794 to 2009

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2009. 2009 had 841 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-14 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1795	1
1799	1
1839	1
1852	1
1858	1
1864	3
1866	1
1871	2
1873	1
1874	3
1875	2
1876	1
1878	3
1881	3
1884	2
1885	1
1889	2
1890	1
1892	3
1893	3
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	4
1898	4
1899	4
1900	1
1901	1
1902	4
1903	2
1904	25
1905	18
1906	10
1907	12
1908	9
1909	23
1910	79
1911	53
1912	53
1913	6
1914	63
1915	36
1916	17
1917	63
1918	134
1919	35
1920	66
1921	74
1922	31
1923	120
1924	48
1925	261
1926	69
1927	119
1928	626
1929	244
1930	713
1931	92
1932	1,117
1933	82
1934	163
1935	253
1936	134
1937	536
1938	425
1939	198
1940	484
1941	481
1942	385
1943	603
1944	489
1945	481
1946	292
1947	497
1948	435
1949	355
1950	930
1951	533
1952	813
1953	629
1954	404
1955	293
1956	397
1957	796
1958	296
1959	243
1960	905
1961	414
1962	485
1963	1,887
1964	1,313
1965	486
1966	300
1967	436
1968	1,198
1969	904
1970	549
1971	706
1972	1,467
1973	645
1974	1,194
1975	718
1976	585
1977	747
1978	859
1979	1,883
1980	1,162
1981	1,042
1982	1,642
1983	685
1984	876
1985	1,211
1986	580
1987	1,305
1988	917
1989	872
1990	588
1991	542
1992	1,143
1993	1,474
1994	1,112
1995	2,049
1996	1,472
1997	1,769
1998	863
1999	754
2000	804
2001	1,140
2002	1,010
2003	524
2004	1,162
2005	1,337
2006	878
2007	2,533
2008	457
2009	841
2010	644
2011	1,565
2012	415
2013	1,619
2014	452
2015	634
2016	434
2017	801
2018	601
2019	349
2020	823
2021	677
2022	529
2023	808
2024	2,058
2025	387
2026	1,202

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Data for records on 2009-01-14: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	625
100 to 200	15
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1