Weather Records on 8 January 1930

810 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1930. Highest significance: Port Douglas - Warner St, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1930

On 8 January 1930, 810 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
387 were record highs and 173 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 40 monthly and 770 daily.
Port Douglas - Warner St set a daily record precipitation of 227.8 mm (9.0 in) on 8 January 1930.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

810 stations

810 station records on 8 January 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	227.8 mm (9.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Batesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ogdensburg 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
North Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Warren 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oberlin	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland 2717 Euclid	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hernando	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tunis	Tunisia	Record high minimum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hohenwald	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	Canada	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Golconda River	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perryville	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kansas City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Daly Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Benson	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Greensburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St. Petersburg	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.6 C (36.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cairo River	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Arkadelphia 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Griggsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sidney 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oracle	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bethlehem	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bardstown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrenceville 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lock Haven	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

810 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 173, Lowest daily maximum 131, Highest daily minimum 214, Lowest daily minimum 42, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 January 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	173
Lowest daily maximum	131
Highest daily minimum	214
Lowest daily minimum	42
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 January 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 40, daily 770.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

718 broken records

Margins by which the 718 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1930

Top 20 records on 8 January 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1930	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	227.8 mm (9.0 in)	178.3 mm (7.0 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Covington 3 SW, US	monthly rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Upper Sandusky, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Batesville, US	monthly rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Ogdensburg 4 NE, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	North Lake, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Quebec, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Helena, US	monthly rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	23 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Warren 2 ENE, US	daily rain	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Oberlin, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Camden 1, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	10 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Buffalo, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Vickery 2 NW, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	18 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	169.7 mm (6.7 in)	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	7 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Jefferson City Wtp, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Cleveland 2717 Euclid, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Hernando, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1930	Fredericton Unb, CA	monthly high min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	55 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1930	Savannah 6 SW, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1930	Welland, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 years	33 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1930. 1930 had 810 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 25	673
25 to 50	33
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	2
100 to 125	3
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1