Weather Records on 8 January 1939

619 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1939. Highest significance: Two Buttes, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1939

On 8 January 1939, 619 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
421 were record highs and 6 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 582 daily.
Two Buttes set a monthly record daily precipitation of 28.2 mm (1.1 in) on 8 January 1939.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

619 stations

619 station records on 8 January 1939 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1939: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Two Buttes	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Tulia 6 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Elkhart	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
San Jon	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cloud Chief 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Kenton	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Stockton 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Chattanooga	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Jervis Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Fe	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dalhart Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Graham	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Melbourne Regional Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	43.1 C (109.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hakalau 142	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tranquille	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Attingal	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kingfisher	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record snow depth	38.0 cm (15.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Frederick	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ardmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Mtn Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alamogordo 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Elizabethtown	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tishomingo Natl Wr	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnet	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ulysses 3NE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Butte	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Apache	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sabinal	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Luna Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Socorro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mildura Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	68.0 cm (26.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfax	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

619 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1939 by type: Highest daily maximum 303, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 118, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 164, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 8 January 1939 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	303
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	118
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	164
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 8 January 1939 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 36, daily 582.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

502 broken records

Margins by which the 502 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 200.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1939

Top 20 records on 8 January 1939 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1939	Two Buttes, US	monthly rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1939	Tulia 6 NE, US	monthly rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1939	Elkhart, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Crosbyton, US	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	San Jon, US	monthly rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Cloud Chief 2 SE, US	monthly rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Clarendon, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Kenton, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	monthly rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Ft Stockton 1, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Chattanooga, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Cape Jervis Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	19 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Tucumcari 4 NE, US	monthly rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	33 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Leipzig-Holzhausen, DE	daily snow depth	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	27 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Lamar, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Hilo 86A, US	daily rain	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	17 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Santa Fe, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Richfield, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Dalhart Exp STN, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1939	Graham, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	39 of 100 (Notable)

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 1939

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1939. 1939 had 619 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	471
25 to 50	13
50 to 75	7
75 to 100	3
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	1
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	2