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Weather Records on 8 January 1909

12 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1909. Highest significance: Olympia Priest Pt Park, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1909

  • On 8 January 1909, 12 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 12 daily.
  • Olympia Priest Pt Park set a daily record low maximum temperature of -6.1 C (21.0 F) on 8 January 1909.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

12 stations
Weather records on 8 January 1909 12 station records on 8 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
12 station records on 8 January 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 January 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Olympia Priest Pt ParkUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-6.1 C (21.0 F)26 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa FeUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature13.9 C (57.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
StonecliffeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
SouthamptonCanadaRecord low minimum temperature-21.1 C (-6.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
WashingtonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-3.3 C (26.1 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.5 mm (0.18 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
LundSwedenRecord daily precipitation4.7 mm (0.19 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

12 records
Records on 8 January 1909 by type Records set or tied on 8 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3. 0246Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 January 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3.
Records on 8 January 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 January 1909 by timescale Records on 8 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12. 051015all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 12all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 January 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 12.
Records on 8 January 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily12

How Much Records Were Beaten By

11 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 January 1909 Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.1. Ties are not counted. 012340 to 1: 31 to 2: 42 to 3: 23 to 4: 14 to 5: 05 to 6: 06 to 7: 10 to 11 to 22 to 33 to 44 to 55 to 66 to 7
Margins by which the 11 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 6.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 January 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 13
1 to 24
2 to 32
3 to 41
4 to 50
5 to 60
6 to 71

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1909
Top 12 records on 8 January 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 January 1909Olympia Priest Pt Park, USdaily low max-6.1 C (21.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)20 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily low max-10.0 C (14.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)20 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1909Santa Fe, USdaily high max13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)28 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1909Winnemucca AP, USdaily high min3.3 C (37.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)23 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1909Stonecliffe, CAdaily low max-20.0 C (-4.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)22 years12 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1909Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low max24.4 C (75.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)24 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1909Southampton, CAdaily low min-21.1 C (-6.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1909Washington, USdaily low max-3.3 C (26.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)21 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1909Sacramento 5 ESE, USdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1909Kristianstad, SEdaily rain4.5 mm (0.18 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)3 years7 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1909Lund, SEdaily rain4.7 mm (0.19 in)0.4 mm (0.02 in)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1909Portland Rfc City, USdaily low min (Tie)-12.2 C (10.0 F)tie20 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 1909
Records on 01-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1909. 1909 had 12 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 1909. 1909 had 12 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).