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Weather Records on 8 January 1904

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1904. Highest significance: Roermond, NL.

Key Facts for 8 January 1904

  • On 8 January 1904, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 0 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Roermond set a daily record precipitation of 18.4 mm (0.7 in) on 8 January 1904.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 8 January 1904 10 station records on 8 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 8 January 1904 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 January 1904: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
RoermondNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation18.4 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record daily precipitation7.0 mm (0.28 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)GermanyRecord daily precipitation6.5 mm (0.26 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
HaparandaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.6 mm (0.4 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl ParkUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily precipitation10.9 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Port StanleyCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.9 cm (4.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.0 mm (0.16 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation8.2 mm (0.32 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HambantotaSri LankaRecord high maximum temperature31.1 C (88.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 8 January 1904 by type Records set or tied on 8 January 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 0Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 2Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 January 1904 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 7, Heaviest daily snowfall 2.
Records on 8 January 1904 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum0
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall2
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 January 1904 by timescale Records on 8 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 January 1904 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 8 January 1904 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily10

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 January 1904 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 65 to 10: 010 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 025 to 30: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 30
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 30.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 January 1904
MarginRecords
0 to 56
5 to 100
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 250
25 to 301

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1904
Top 10 records on 8 January 1904 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 January 1904Roermond, NLdaily rain18.4 mm (0.7 in)12.1 mm (0.5 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1904Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily rain7.0 mm (0.28 in)4.4 mm (0.17 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1904Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.), DEdaily rain6.5 mm (0.26 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)31 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1904Haparanda, SEdaily rain10.6 mm (0.4 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)26 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1904Ny City Cntrl Park, USdaily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)33 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1904Port Stanley, CAdaily rain10.9 mm (0.4 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)21 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1904Port Stanley, CAdaily snowfall10.9 cm (4.3 in)3.0 cm (1.2 in)19 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1904Lund, SEdaily rain4.0 mm (0.16 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)32 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1904Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain8.2 mm (0.32 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)26 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1904Hambantota, LKdaily high max (Tie)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie26 years2 of 100 (Routine)

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

1806 to 1904
Records on 01-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1904. 1904 had 10 records. 01,0002,0003,0001806: 21839: 11841: 11846: 11854: 11855: 11856: 11858: 21862: 11866: 11867: 31871: 11873: 11874: 21877: 51880: 11882: 21884: 21886: 31887: 21888: 21890: 51891: 11893: 11895: 41896: 11897: 51898: 31899: 11900: 51901: 61902: 71903: 131904: 101905: 101906: 91907: 241908: 251909: 121910: 91911: 131912: 491913: 351914: 391915: 511916: 331917: 231918: 831919: 911920: 681921: 431922: 2431923: 1651924: 1121925: 701926: 2451927: 1071928: 2911929: 1831930: 8101931: 1041932: 1731933: 2431934: 4501935: 8241936: 7141937: 1,7031938: 2071939: 6191940: 5601941: 4141942: 1,6431943: 3711944: 2281945: 5201946: 4761947: 2381948: 5661949: 4631950: 2901951: 3871952: 3411953: 6691954: 3621955: 1671956: 4021957: 6161958: 6581959: 2951960: 4221961: 2361962: 7801963: 6921964: 4371965: 1,1851966: 4431967: 4631968: 1,6751969: 6511970: 1,7131971: 7301972: 5161973: 1,4961974: 1,1711975: 9571976: 1,2151977: 5371978: 8051979: 1,6401980: 5691981: 5891982: 1,3201983: 5981984: 6041985: 1,5451986: 6541987: 8201988: 1,6441989: 1,9001990: 1,1611991: 8721992: 1,6401993: 1,5251994: 1,2241995: 7831996: 2,0091997: 1,2031998: 2,8951999: 1,1072000: 6052001: 9542002: 1,6282003: 1,3622004: 6842005: 1,7642006: 1,2042007: 1,0032008: 2,3502009: 7612010: 2,0022011: 8852012: 5912013: 3982014: 1,3982015: 1,3112016: 7482017: 1,0452018: 6202019: 5222020: 5652021: 5902022: 6982023: 4262024: 1,1702025: 5972026: 1,0531806188219031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1904. 1904 had 10 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-08 in each year
YearRecords
18062
18391
18411
18461
18541
18551
18561
18582
18621
18661
18673
18711
18731
18742
18775
18801
18822
18842
18863
18872
18882
18905
18911
18931
18954
18961
18975
18983
18991
19005
19016
19027
190313
190410
190510
19069
190724
190825
190912
19109
191113
191249
191335
191439
191551
191633
191723
191883
191991
192068
192143
1922243
1923165
1924112
192570
1926245
1927107
1928291
1929183
1930810
1931104
1932173
1933243
1934450
1935824
1936714
19371,703
1938207
1939619
1940560
1941414
19421,643
1943371
1944228
1945520
1946476
1947238
1948566
1949463
1950290
1951387
1952341
1953669
1954362
1955167
1956402
1957616
1958658
1959295
1960422
1961236
1962780
1963692
1964437
19651,185
1966443
1967463
19681,675
1969651
19701,713
1971730
1972516
19731,496
19741,171
1975957
19761,215
1977537
1978805
19791,640
1980569
1981589
19821,320
1983598
1984604
19851,545
1986654
1987820
19881,644
19891,900
19901,161
1991872
19921,640
19931,525
19941,224
1995783
19962,009
19971,203
19982,895
19991,107
2000605
2001954
20021,628
20031,362
2004684
20051,764
20061,204
20071,003
20082,350
2009761
20102,002
2011885
2012591
2013398
20141,398
20151,311
2016748
20171,045
2018620
2019522
2020565
2021590
2022698
2023426
20241,170
2025597
20261,053

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).