Weather Records on 8 January 1918

83 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1918. Highest significance: Chaplin, CA.

Key Facts for 8 January 1918

On 8 January 1918, 83 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 82 daily.
Chaplin set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 8 January 1918.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

83 stations

83 station records on 8 January 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Powell Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gorki	Belarus	Record daily precipitation	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chaplin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hawker (Holowilena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redhill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wunnamurra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkworth (Anama Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Maneroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Curraweena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Yarrabee Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Umea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-22.5 C (-8.5 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-45.0 C (-49.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Arrowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Narridy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Snowtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	28.5 C (83.3 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St John's	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-31.5 C (-24.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Merrowie North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Gogland	Russia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-23.0 C (-9.4 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Appila	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Bute (Ninnes)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Blyth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kirov	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-38.5 C (-37.3 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Hillview (Ballandry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

83 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 8, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 48, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 January 1918 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	8
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	48
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 January 1918 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 0, daily 82.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

76 broken records

Margins by which the 76 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1918

Top 20 records on 8 January 1918 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1918	Chaplin, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	8 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1918	Powell Creek, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Edmonton, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Armagh, GB	daily low max	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	3.1 C (5.6 F)	30 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Galway, IE	daily low min	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Gorki, BY	daily rain	21.5 mm (0.8 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Chaplin, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Wilmington, AU	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Huron Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Edmonton, CA	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Vestervig, DK	daily rain	9.2 mm (0.36 in)	4.2 mm (0.17 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Hawker (Holowilena), AU	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Georgetown, AU	daily rain	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Redhill, AU	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Auburn, AU	daily rain	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Wunnamurra, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Swift Current, CA	daily rain	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Swift Current, CA	daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	28 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Brinkworth (Anama Park), AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	39 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1918	Haparanda, SE	daily low min	-36.0 C (-32.8 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	31 years	18 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 1918

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1918. 1918 had 83 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 20	68
20 to 40	4
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1