Weather Records on 8 January 1920

68 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1920. Highest significance: Nerang Gilston Rd, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1920

On 8 January 1920, 68 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
6 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 67 daily.
Nerang Gilston Rd set a daily record precipitation of 129.0 mm (5.1 in) on 8 January 1920.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

68 stations

68 station records on 8 January 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nerang Gilston Rd	Australia	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tweed Heads Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beenleigh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Southport Ridgeway Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Rock St Capitol	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Condong Sugar Mill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mundoolin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bondi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Johnsonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karlshamn	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cudgen Plantation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Carrieton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Conoble	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.0 C (17.6 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Yunta (Paratoo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Mannum Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Eversley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Skara 1	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cumbalum (Fairview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Gronbaek-Allingskovgard	Denmark	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Troicko-Pecherskoe	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn (Depot Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Brim (Boswell Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Corowa Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kunzelsau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	9.5 mm (0.37 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Waren	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Ramornie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Carrathool (Uardry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Olands Sodra Udde	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Chipewyan	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Goodna Ampol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	7 of 100 (Routine)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Wirrabara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	6 of 100 (Routine)
Orroroo (Black Rock)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	4 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

68 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 61.

Records on 8 January 1920 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	1
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	0
Heaviest daily rainfall	61
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 January 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 67.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

60 broken records

Margins by which the 60 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 104.1. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1920

Top 20 records on 8 January 1920 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1920	Nerang Gilston Rd, AU	daily rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1920	Brinkley, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1920	Lexington Bluegrass AP, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1920	Tweed Heads Golf Club, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1920	Beenleigh Post Office, AU	daily rain	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1920	Southport Ridgeway Ave, AU	monthly rain	166.6 mm (6.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1920	Athens, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	70 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Little Rock St Capitol, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Newport, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Malvern, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Condong Sugar Mill, AU	daily rain	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	19 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Mundoolin, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Bondi, AU	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	1 year	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Johnsonville, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Karlshamn, SE	daily rain	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Haparanda, SE	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Woolgoolga (Clear Place), AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1920	Cudgen Plantation, AU	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 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 1920

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1920. 1920 had 68 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	44
20 to 40	10
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1