Weather Records on 8 January 1922

243 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1922. Highest significance: Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1922

On 8 January 1922, 243 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
8 were record highs and 9 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 243 daily.
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr set a daily record precipitation of 47.5 mm (1.9 in) on 8 January 1922.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

243 stations

243 station records on 8 January 1922 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1922: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Narre Warren North (Narre Warr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Crystal Brook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Waverley (Belltrees 2)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Premer Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sale Mercury Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
George Airport	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Katella	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Swellendam (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Berrebangalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bloukrans (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Grahamstown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Isidinge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Echunga Golf Course	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mintaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Willunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston SE	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Augusta (Nectar Brook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose (Para Gums)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare (Hill River)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Watervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Kooringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Myrniong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Laura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler (Loos)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaleer Forest Reserve	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Coromandel Valley (Branden)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macclesfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Yankalilla (Woodvale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mannanarie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wellington East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Clare Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gilgandra (Chelmsford Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McDonald	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fir Glen	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Farrell Flat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Terowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Whyte Yarcowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ardrossan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Paskeville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kapunda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saddleworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Cooerwull)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.4 cm (2.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallett (Old Canowie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Maitland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Victoria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Angaston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

243 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1922 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 221, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 January 1922 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	221
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 January 1922 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 243.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

232 broken records

Margins by which the 232 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 40.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1922

Top 20 records on 8 January 1922 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1922	Narre Warren North (Narre Warr, AU	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1922	Willow Tree (Valais), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Crystal Brook, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	4 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Waverley (Belltrees 2), AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	3 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Premer Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Sale Mercury Office, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	George Airport, ZA	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Blackville (Krui Vale), AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Katella, AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Swellendam (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Berrebangalo, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	21 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Bloukrans (Bos), ZA	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Grahamstown, ZA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Isidinge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	22 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Gladstone, AU	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	12 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Echunga Golf Course, AU	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Mintaro, AU	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Willunga, AU	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Kingston SE, AU	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1922	Lugansk, UA	daily rain	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	4.4 mm (0.17 in)	36 years	20 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 1922

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1922. 1922 had 243 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 5	140
5 to 10	54
10 to 15	20
15 to 20	5
20 to 25	7
25 to 30	3
30 to 35	2
35 to 40	1