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Weather Records on 8 January 1942

1,643 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1942. Highest significance: Dillon 1 E, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1942

  • On 8 January 1942, 1,643 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 33 were record highs and 1,390 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 36 monthly and 1,593 daily.
  • Dillon 1 E set a daily record snowfall of 22.9 cm (9.0 in) on 8 January 1942.
  • Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

1,643 stations
Weather records on 8 January 1942 1,643 station records on 8 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
1,643 station records on 8 January 1942 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 January 1942: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Dillon 1 EUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst GaolAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature24.4 C (75.9 F)45 of 100 (Notable)
EugeneUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar BluffUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)39 of 100 (Notable)
UdhapurIndiaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Saint IgnatiusUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Phillipsburg 1 SSEUnited StatesRecord snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton 2United StatesRecord low maximum temperature-9.4 C (15.1 F)36 of 100 (Notable)
Bee BranchUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)34 of 100 (Routine)
Sri RanbirsinghIndiaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Huntingburg APUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
HyannisUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
KentonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
BathurstCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings CollegeCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-17.8 C (0.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
SearcyUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
FraserUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Golden ACanadaRecord low maximum temperature-34.4 C (-29.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Mammoth SpringUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
JeffersonvilleUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
SikestonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-24.4 C (-11.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Holter DamUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge St HospitalUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 SUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-32.2 C (-26.0 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
Clarksville WwtpUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)31 of 100 (Routine)
RidgetownCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-13.9 C (7.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
ChathamCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
CheboyganUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
DoniphanUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-31.1 C (-24.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
Peebles 1 SUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-15.6 C (3.9 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
QuakertownUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
KentonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.1 C (12.0 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
CorningUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Ida 3 SEUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-2.8 C (27.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
ScottsburgUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Seymour 1 WSWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Berea CollegeUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Calhoun (1)United StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
PrincetonUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
St John Bethlehem AcaUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
MarionUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
CarlisleUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-21.7 C (-7.1 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Lynnville 4 SSWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)29 of 100 (Routine)
Milnes LandingCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au PereCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-23.3 C (-9.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton UnbCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-22.2 C (-8.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Saint JohnCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-20.6 C (-5.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
RambanIndiaRecord daily precipitation63.5 mm (2.5 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Pocahontas 1United StatesRecord low minimum temperature-25.6 C (-14.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SWUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Sewage PltUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-11.7 C (10.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
MarengoUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-29.4 C (-20.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Marion 2 NUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-13.3 C (8.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
MauzyUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-14.4 C (6.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
PrincetonUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-26.7 C (-16.1 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorsville 2SWUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-12.8 C (9.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
Grand CoteauUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
BoonevilleUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,643 records
Records on 8 January 1942 by type Records set or tied on 8 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 634, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 756, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 32. 0200400600800Highest daily maximum: 9Lowest daily maximum: 634Highest daily minimum: 24Lowest daily minimum: 756Heaviest daily rainfall: 143Heaviest daily snowfall: 45Deepest snow cover: 32Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 January 1942 by type: Highest daily maximum 9, Lowest daily maximum 634, Highest daily minimum 24, Lowest daily minimum 756, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 45, Deepest snow cover 32.
Records on 8 January 1942 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum9
Lowest daily maximum634
Highest daily minimum24
Lowest daily minimum756
Heaviest daily rainfall143
Heaviest daily snowfall45
Deepest snow cover32
Records on 8 January 1942 by timescale Records on 8 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 36, daily 1,593. 05001,0001,5002,000all-time: 14monthly: 36daily: 1,593all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 January 1942 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 36, daily 1,593.
Records on 8 January 1942 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time14
monthly36
daily1,593

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,472 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 January 1942 Margins by which the 1,472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1245.0. Ties are not counted. 05001,0001,5000 to 200: 1,466200 to 400: 4400 to 600: 0600 to 800: 0800 to 1000: 01000 to 1200: 11200 to 1400: 10 to 200200 to 400400 to 600600 to 800800 to 10001000 to 12001200 to 1400
Margins by which the 1,472 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1245.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 January 1942
MarginRecords
0 to 2001,466
200 to 4004
400 to 6000
600 to 8000
800 to 10000
1000 to 12001
1200 to 14001

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1942
Top 20 records on 8 January 1942 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 January 1942Dillon 1 E, USdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)15.3 cm (6.0 in)30 years49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1942Bathurst Gaol, AUdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)83 years45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1942Eugene, USdaily rain44.7 mm (1.8 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)34 years43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1942Poplar Bluff, USdaily low min-28.9 C (-20.0 F)15.6 C (28.1 F)39 years39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1942Udhapur, INdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)50.0 mm (2.0 in)32 years38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1942Saint Ignatius, USdaily snowfall20.3 cm (8.0 in)11.4 cm (4.5 in)32 years38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1942Phillipsburg 1 SSE, USdaily snow depth20.3 cm (8.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)32 years37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1942Trenton 2, USdaily low max-9.4 C (15.1 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)70 years36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1942Bee Branch, USdaily low min-25.6 C (-14.1 F)12.3 C (22.1 F)32 years34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1942Sri Ranbirsingh, INdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)31.7 mm (1.2 in)27 years33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1942Huntingburg AP, USdaily low min-25.6 C (-14.1 F)13.4 C (24.1 F)32 years33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1942Hyannis, USdaily low max-11.1 C (12.0 F)7.2 C (13.0 F)45 years33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1942Kenton, USall-time low min-29.4 C (-20.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)24 years33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1942Bathurst, CAdaily low max-22.2 C (-8.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)63 years32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1942Windsor Kings College, CAdaily low max-17.8 C (0.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)63 years32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1942Searcy, USdaily low max-7.8 C (18.0 F)8.4 C (15.1 F)48 years32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1942Fraser, USdaily snowfall22.9 cm (9.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)16 years32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1942Golden A, CAall-time low max-34.4 C (-29.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)17 years31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1942Mammoth Spring, USdaily low min-29.4 C (-20.9 F)13.3 C (23.9 F)30 years31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1942Jeffersonville, USdaily low max-12.2 C (10.0 F)10.0 C (18.0 F)39 years31 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 1942
Records on 01-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1942. 1942 had 1,643 records. 01,0002,0003,0001806: 21839: 11841: 11846: 11854: 11855: 11856: 11858: 21862: 11866: 11867: 31871: 11873: 11874: 21877: 51880: 11882: 21884: 21886: 31887: 21888: 21890: 51891: 11893: 11895: 41896: 11897: 51898: 31899: 11900: 51901: 61902: 71903: 131904: 101905: 101906: 91907: 241908: 251909: 121910: 91911: 131912: 491913: 351914: 391915: 511916: 331917: 231918: 831919: 911920: 681921: 431922: 2431923: 1651924: 1121925: 701926: 2451927: 1071928: 2911929: 1831930: 8101931: 1041932: 1731933: 2431934: 4501935: 8241936: 7141937: 1,7031938: 2071939: 6191940: 5601941: 4141942: 1,6431943: 3711944: 2281945: 5201946: 4761947: 2381948: 5661949: 4631950: 2901951: 3871952: 3411953: 6691954: 3621955: 1671956: 4021957: 6161958: 6581959: 2951960: 4221961: 2361962: 7801963: 6921964: 4371965: 1,1851966: 4431967: 4631968: 1,6751969: 6511970: 1,7131971: 7301972: 5161973: 1,4961974: 1,1711975: 9571976: 1,2151977: 5371978: 8051979: 1,6401980: 5691981: 5891982: 1,3201983: 5981984: 6041985: 1,5451986: 6541987: 8201988: 1,6441989: 1,9001990: 1,1611991: 8721992: 1,6401993: 1,5251994: 1,2241995: 7831996: 2,0091997: 1,2031998: 2,8951999: 1,1072000: 6052001: 9542002: 1,6282003: 1,3622004: 6842005: 1,7642006: 1,2042007: 1,0032008: 2,3502009: 7612010: 2,0022011: 8852012: 5912013: 3982014: 1,3982015: 1,3112016: 7482017: 1,0452018: 6202019: 5222020: 5652021: 5902022: 6982023: 4262024: 1,1702025: 5972026: 1,0531806188219031919193519511967198319992015
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1942. 1942 had 1,643 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 01-08 in each year
YearRecords
18062
18391
18411
18461
18541
18551
18561
18582
18621
18661
18673
18711
18731
18742
18775
18801
18822
18842
18863
18872
18882
18905
18911
18931
18954
18961
18975
18983
18991
19005
19016
19027
190313
190410
190510
19069
190724
190825
190912
19109
191113
191249
191335
191439
191551
191633
191723
191883
191991
192068
192143
1922243
1923165
1924112
192570
1926245
1927107
1928291
1929183
1930810
1931104
1932173
1933243
1934450
1935824
1936714
19371,703
1938207
1939619
1940560
1941414
19421,643
1943371
1944228
1945520
1946476
1947238
1948566
1949463
1950290
1951387
1952341
1953669
1954362
1955167
1956402
1957616
1958658
1959295
1960422
1961236
1962780
1963692
1964437
19651,185
1966443
1967463
19681,675
1969651
19701,713
1971730
1972516
19731,496
19741,171
1975957
19761,215
1977537
1978805
19791,640
1980569
1981589
19821,320
1983598
1984604
19851,545
1986654
1987820
19881,644
19891,900
19901,161
1991872
19921,640
19931,525
19941,224
1995783
19962,009
19971,203
19982,895
19991,107
2000605
2001954
20021,628
20031,362
2004684
20051,764
20061,204
20071,003
20082,350
2009761
20102,002
2011885
2012591
2013398
20141,398
20151,311
2016748
20171,045
2018620
2019522
2020565
2021590
2022698
2023426
20241,170
2025597
20261,053

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).