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Weather Records on 8 January 1905

10 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1905. Highest significance: Dalhousie, CA.

Key Facts for 8 January 1905

  • On 8 January 1905, 10 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 0 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 10 daily.
  • Dalhousie set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 8 January 1905.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

10 stations
Weather records on 8 January 1905 10 station records on 8 January 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
10 station records on 8 January 1905 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 January 1905: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.7 cm (5.4 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
SydneyCanadaRecord daily precipitation49.3 mm (1.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)21 of 100 (Routine)
StratfordCanadaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
OrilliaCanadaRecord daily precipitation17.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Clanwilliam (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Jacksonville Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature7.8 C (46.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

10 records
Records on 8 January 1905 by type Records set or tied on 8 January 1905 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 3Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 January 1905 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5, Heaviest daily snowfall 3.
Records on 8 January 1905 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall3
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 January 1905 by timescale Records on 8 January 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 10all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 January 1905 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 10.
Records on 8 January 1905 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 1905 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 178.0. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 25: 625 to 50: 050 to 75: 175 to 100: 1100 to 125: 0125 to 150: 0150 to 175: 0175 to 200: 10 to 2525 to 5050 to 7575 to 100100 to 125125 to 150150 to 175175 to 200
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 178.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 January 1905
MarginRecords
0 to 256
25 to 500
50 to 751
75 to 1001
100 to 1250
125 to 1500
150 to 1750
175 to 2001

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1905
Top 10 records on 8 January 1905 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 January 1905Dalhousie, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)17.8 mm (0.7 in)29 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1905Dalhousie, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)17.8 cm (7.0 in)29 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1905Stratford, CAdaily snowfall13.7 cm (5.4 in)6.1 cm (2.4 in)30 years23 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1905Sydney, CAdaily rain49.3 mm (1.9 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)29 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1905Orillia, CAdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)10 years21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1905Stratford, CAdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1905Orillia, CAdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1905Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low min-0.6 C (30.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)12 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1905Clanwilliam (Pol), ZAdaily rain2.5 mm (0.10 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)5 years4 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1905Jacksonville Wb City, USdaily low max (Tie)7.8 C (46.0 F)tie17 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 1905
Records on 01-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1905. 1905 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 1905. 1905 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).