Weather Records on 8 January 1932

173 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1932. Highest significance: Webster City, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1932

On 8 January 1932, 173 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
59 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 171 daily.
Webster City set a daily record snow depth of 330.2 cm (130.0 in) on 8 January 1932.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

173 stations

173 station records on 8 January 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Webster City	United States	Record snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Logan 1 WNW	United States	Record snow depth	317.5 cm (125.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hays 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Butler	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Macon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chapel Hill 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Graham 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Little Mtn	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Callaville	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corning	United States	Record snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Princess Anne	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Dwtn AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Louisburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Washington 2 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Statesville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Winnsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eutawville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rockingham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfurt/Main (Feldbergstr.)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	15.9 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ostrov Sosnovez	Russia	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Syktyvkar	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alapaha Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Port Said	Egypt	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Millington 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winthrop UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Bainbridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Danville 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Scotland Neck	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Settle	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

173 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 44, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 86, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 17.

Records on 8 January 1932 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	44
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	86
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	17

Records on 8 January 1932 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 171.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

142 broken records

Margins by which the 142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 3302.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1932

Top 20 records on 8 January 1932 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1932	Webster City, US	daily snow depth	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	330.2 cm (130.0 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1932	David City 4E, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1932	Logan 1 WNW, US	daily snow depth	317.5 cm (125.0 in)	317.5 cm (125.0 in)	38 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1932	Hays 1 S, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1932	Pecs Pogany, HU	daily rain	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1932	Moncure 3 SE, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1932	Butler, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Albany 3 SE, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	5 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Macon, US	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Chapel Hill 2 W, US	daily rain	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Graham 2 ENE, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Richmond Chimborazo Pk, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Little Mtn, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Callaville, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Corning, US	daily snow depth	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	203.2 cm (80.0 in)	33 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Princess Anne, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Monroe 2 SE, US	monthly rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Greenville Dwtn AP, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	0 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Louisburg, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1932	Montreal McGill, CA	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	57 years	24 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 1932

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1932. 1932 had 173 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 500	139
500 to 1000	0
1000 to 1500	0
1500 to 2000	0
2000 to 2500	1
2500 to 3000	0
3000 to 3500	2