Weather Records on 8 January 1912

49 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1912. Highest significance: Newark Liberty Intl AP, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1912

On 8 January 1912, 49 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1 were record highs and 30 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 49 daily.
Newark Liberty Intl AP set a daily record precipitation of 31.5 mm (1.2 in) on 8 January 1912.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

49 stations

49 station records on 8 January 1912 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1912: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Zametchino	Russia	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Jonkoping	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-10.9 C (12.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Riverside	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-12.0 C (10.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Yamma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Yarmouth	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-Froesoen	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Sveg	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-21.5 C (-6.7 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Gavle	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Vastervik	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record low minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-18.0 C (-0.4 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	1 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

49 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1912 by type: Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 10, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 January 1912 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	10
Heaviest daily snowfall	6
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 January 1912 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 49.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

38 broken records

Margins by which the 38 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 219.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1912

Top 20 records on 8 January 1912 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1912	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1912	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	21.9 cm (8.6 in)	6 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1912	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	47 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1912	Stratford, CA	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1912	Barrie, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Stratford, CA	daily low max	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	45 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Zametchino, RU	daily rain	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Barrie, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	11.1 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Kristianstad, SE	daily low min	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Jonkoping, SE	daily low max	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	20 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Concord, US	daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	41 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Kristianstad, SE	daily low max	-5.5 C (22.1 F)	2.5 C (4.5 F)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Karlshamn, SE	daily low max	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	3.0 C (5.4 F)	18 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Karlshamn, SE	daily low min	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	5.8 C (10.4 F)	4 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Gravenhurst, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Portland, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.6 mm (0.02 in)	37 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1912	Gravenhurst, CA	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	21 years	14 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 1912

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1912. 1912 had 49 records.

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

Records on 01-08 in each year
Year	Records
1806	2
1839	1
1841	1
1846	1
1854	1
1855	1
1856	1
1858	2
1862	1
1866	1
1867	3
1871	1
1873	1
1874	2
1877	5
1880	1
1882	2
1884	2
1886	3
1887	2
1888	2
1890	5
1891	1
1893	1
1895	4
1896	1
1897	5
1898	3
1899	1
1900	5
1901	6
1902	7
1903	13
1904	10
1905	10
1906	9
1907	24
1908	25
1909	12
1910	9
1911	13
1912	49
1913	35
1914	39
1915	51
1916	33
1917	23
1918	83
1919	91
1920	68
1921	43
1922	243
1923	165
1924	112
1925	70
1926	245
1927	107
1928	291
1929	183
1930	810
1931	104
1932	173
1933	243
1934	450
1935	824
1936	714
1937	1,703
1938	207
1939	619
1940	560
1941	414
1942	1,643
1943	371
1944	228
1945	520
1946	476
1947	238
1948	566
1949	463
1950	290
1951	387
1952	341
1953	669
1954	362
1955	167
1956	402
1957	616
1958	658
1959	295
1960	422
1961	236
1962	780
1963	692
1964	437
1965	1,185
1966	443
1967	463
1968	1,675
1969	651
1970	1,713
1971	730
1972	516
1973	1,496
1974	1,171
1975	957
1976	1,215
1977	537
1978	805
1979	1,640
1980	569
1981	589
1982	1,320
1983	598
1984	604
1985	1,545
1986	654
1987	820
1988	1,644
1989	1,900
1990	1,161
1991	872
1992	1,640
1993	1,525
1994	1,224
1995	783
1996	2,009
1997	1,203
1998	2,895
1999	1,107
2000	605
2001	954
2002	1,628
2003	1,362
2004	684
2005	1,764
2006	1,204
2007	1,003
2008	2,350
2009	761
2010	2,002
2011	885
2012	591
2013	398
2014	1,398
2015	1,311
2016	748
2017	1,045
2018	620
2019	522
2020	565
2021	590
2022	698
2023	426
2024	1,170
2025	597
2026	1,053

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	35
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1