Weather Records on 8 January 1931

104 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1931. Highest significance: Wooragee, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1931

On 8 January 1931, 104 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
22 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 104 daily.
Wooragee set a daily record precipitation of 28.7 mm (1.1 in) on 8 January 1931.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 561 records.

Record Map

104 stations

104 station records on 8 January 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tungamah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rutherglen Viticulture College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Corack East	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Szeged	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wodonga Express	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nullawil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Quambatook South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Middle Creek (Leneva)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Goorambat	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Juanbung	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Woomargama Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgewater (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Weimar	Germany	Record daily precipitation	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Chita	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.5 C (-51.7 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.2 C (99.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Bael Bael	Australia	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-5.8 C (21.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-53.1 C (-63.6 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-6.6 C (20.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Le Grand	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Piangil	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Kekri	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Jawaja	India	Record daily precipitation	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Arad	Romania	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Plaine	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	13 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.5 C (113.9 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Warrenbayne (Baddaginnie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Beawar Nayanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Geilo	Norway	Record snow depth	128.0 cm (50.4 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-13.0 C (8.6 F)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ayr	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	12 of 100 (Routine)
Dalby Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record low maximum temperature	9.5 C (49.1 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Needles	United States	Record daily precipitation	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Stockton 2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Laramie	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	11 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.4 C (79.5 F)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Barham (Thule Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)
Benjeroop (Davey)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

104 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 6, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 52, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 January 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	6
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	52
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 January 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 104.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

88 broken records

Margins by which the 88 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 180.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1931

Top 20 records on 8 January 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1931	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1931	Tungamah, AU	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	San Diego Wbo, US	daily rain	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Rutherglen Viticulture College, AU	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Corack East, AU	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Szeged, HU	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Narrewilock, AU	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Redlands, US	daily rain	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Wodonga Express, AU	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Tranebjerg, DK	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Nullawil, AU	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	30 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Quambatook South, AU	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	42 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Boort, AU	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	33 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Middle Creek (Leneva), AU	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Goorambat, AU	daily rain	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily low min	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1931	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	34 years	17 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1931. 1931 had 104 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	85
25 to 50	1
50 to 75	1
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1