Weather Records on 8 January 1923

165 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1923. Highest significance: Clermont Sirius St, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1923

On 8 January 1923, 165 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
58 were record highs and 5 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 159 daily.
Clermont Sirius St set a daily record precipitation of 108.2 mm (4.3 in) on 8 January 1923.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

165 stations

165 station records on 8 January 1923 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1923: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrow Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tizi Ouzou	Algeria	Record low maximum temperature	4.0 C (39.2 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Framingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Weissenburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wallaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Warthausen-Birkenhard	Germany	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Solomons	United States	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Goangra)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Renfrew	Canada	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
St Peter	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vineland	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hingham (1)	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Hill Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holmogadd A	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Barbara	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Easton	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Cochituate	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns Coll	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ohringen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	17.1 mm (0.7 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Wandearah North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett (Euroka)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Canon City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Fallston	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

165 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1923 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 4, Highest daily minimum 22, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 89, Heaviest daily snowfall 12, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 January 1923 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	4
Highest daily minimum	22
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	89
Heaviest daily snowfall	12
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 January 1923 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 159.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

148 broken records

Margins by which the 148 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 215.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1923

Top 20 records on 8 January 1923 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1923	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1923	Portland, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1923	Northfield, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	1 year	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1923	Ottawa, CA	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1923	Barrow Creek, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Cap Chat, CA	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Darlington, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Moorestown 4 E, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	48 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Portland, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	19 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Tizi Ouzou, DZ	daily low max	4.0 C (39.2 F)	6.0 C (10.8 F)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Renfrew, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Portland, US	monthly snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	0 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Ashland, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Framingham, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Boston City WSO, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Ottawa, CA	daily rain	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1923	Weissenburg, DE	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	7.5 mm (0.30 in)	34 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 1923

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1923. 1923 had 165 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	140
50 to 100	4
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1