Weather Records on 8 January 1940

560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1940. Highest significance: Guyra Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1940

On 8 January 1940, 560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
77 were record highs and 213 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 546 daily.
Guyra Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 8 January 1940.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 558 records.

Record Map

560 stations

560 station records on 8 January 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Guyra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Roebourne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Marysville D St Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Griggsville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Borroloola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
San Bernardino F S 226	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Danville	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bezenchuk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dalmorton Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Colusa Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mill Creek 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Iola	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hannibal	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah Pool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quincy	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona Clg	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.5 C (-19.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low maximum temperature	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vilnius	Lithuania	Record low minimum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Ana River Ph 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sierra Madre Henszey	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Emporia 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brungle (Rosemount)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Karratha Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ingham Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	202.4 mm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bingara Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville (Pwc)	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingman	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elsinore	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aberfoyle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tartu	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-21.4 C (-6.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego Wbo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

560 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 11, Lowest daily maximum 115, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 32, Deepest snow cover 78.

Records on 8 January 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	11
Lowest daily maximum	115
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	32
Deepest snow cover	78

Records on 8 January 1940 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 546.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

470 broken records

Margins by which the 470 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 762.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1940

Top 20 records on 8 January 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1940	Guyra Post Office, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Roebourne, AU	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Isabela Substn, PR	monthly high min	27.2 C (81.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	12 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Marysville D St Brg, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Griggsville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Woodbrook, AU	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	4 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Nimmitabel Wastewater Treatmen, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Beaumont, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Borroloola, AU	daily rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Redlands, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	San Bernardino F S 226, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	5.9 cm (2.3 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Danville, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Bezenchuk, RU	all-time low max	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Pomona/Fairplex, US	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Norris Madison Pwr House, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	25 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1940	Dalmorton Homestead, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	34 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 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1940. 1940 had 560 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 100	451
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1