Weather Records on 8 January 1924

112 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1924. Highest significance: Gorlitz, DE.

Key Facts for 8 January 1924

On 8 January 1924, 112 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
4 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 111 daily.
Gorlitz set a daily record snow depth of 29.0 cm (11.4 in) on 8 January 1924.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

112 stations

112 station records on 8 January 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gorlitz	Germany	Record snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag)	Germany	Record snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Uraidla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Plauen	Germany	Record snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Zerbst	Germany	Record snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Normanville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Booleroo (Wimont)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Clarendon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Port Pirie (Valencia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Old Noarlunga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Kiev	Ukraine	Record low maximum temperature	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Gumeracha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Serviceton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Caltowie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Roseworthy Agric College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Beech Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Godegard	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kaniva	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Linkoeping-Malmslaett	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	13.6 mm (0.5 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bute	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Magill Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Belair (State Flora Nursery)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Coonalpyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Edenhope (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Cottbus	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Putbus	Germany	Record snow depth	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Falsterbo	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Pines 2 W	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Tarlee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Murtho Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Cet Central England	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Eustis 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Sloan 3 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Gawler Council Depot	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Tallahassee	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Constantine	Algeria	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
North Adelaide	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Salisbury Bowling Cl	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Lund	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Kalmar_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Mitcham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Collingrove	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	9 of 100 (Routine)
Mallala	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide (Tea Tree Gully Counc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	8 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

112 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 18, Heaviest daily rainfall 73, Deepest snow cover 7.

Records on 8 January 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	3
Lowest daily maximum	10
Highest daily minimum	1
Lowest daily minimum	18
Heaviest daily rainfall	73
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	7

Records on 8 January 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 111.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

98 broken records

Margins by which the 98 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1924

Top 20 records on 8 January 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1924	Gorlitz, DE	daily snow depth	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Berlin-Dahlem (Lfag), DE	daily snow depth	24.0 cm (9.4 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Potsdam, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	28 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Tranebjerg, DK	monthly high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	24 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Uraidla, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Plauen, DE	daily snow depth	22.0 cm (8.7 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	5 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Zerbst, DE	daily snow depth	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	10.0 cm (3.9 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Riverton, AU	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Normanville, AU	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	45 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Booleroo (Wimont), AU	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Clarendon, AU	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	21 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Port Pirie (Valencia), AU	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	37 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Old Noarlunga Post Office, AU	daily rain	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	45 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Cambooya Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	10 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Koebenhavn: Landbohojskolen-1, DK	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Kristianstad, SE	daily rain	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	9 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Kiev, UA	daily low max	-15.8 C (3.6 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Gumeracha, AU	daily rain	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	1 year	16 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1924	Serviceton, AU	daily rain	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	33 years	16 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1924. 1924 had 112 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	93
20 to 40	0
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1