Weather Records on 8 January 1943

371 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1943. Highest significance: Schoonoord, ZA.

Key Facts for 8 January 1943

On 8 January 1943, 371 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 357 daily.
Schoonoord set an all-time record daily precipitation of 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 8 January 1943.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

371 stations

371 station records on 8 January 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Schoonoord	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Ranka	India	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Daltonganj	India	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Kudligi	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Murwara(Kathi)	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chickmagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Arsikere	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Dharamjaigarh	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manatu	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Unchhera	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Arvi	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Eufaula	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Patan	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garhwa	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hospet	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banda	India	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chattarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jabalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatta	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagamandala	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jerrys Plains Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lesliganj	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Badnera	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Matong (Bonnie Doon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bancroft	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandaria	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ozark 6 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rose Isle	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kestell (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Karikode	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greifswald	Germany	Record snow depth	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
De Wagendrift	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Crockett	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carrabelle 1 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Edmonton	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l A	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chico UNIV Farm	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Greenland Rch	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sihora Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Khanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gandai	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Baikunthpur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bishrampur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bhandara	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pasan	India	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagpur (Mayo Hospit	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dudhi	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanklespur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

371 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 40, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 251, Heaviest daily snowfall 2, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 8 January 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	40
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	251
Heaviest daily snowfall	2
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 8 January 1943 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 357.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

330 broken records

Margins by which the 330 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 160.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1943

Top 20 records on 8 January 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1943	Schoonoord, ZA	all-time rain	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	35 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1943	Ranka, IN	monthly rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Daltonganj, IN	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Kudligi, IN	monthly rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Murwara(Kathi), IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Chickmagalur, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Arsikere, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Dharamjaigarh, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Ketchikan AP, US	daily rain	116.1 mm (4.6 in)	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Manatu, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Unchhera, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	20 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Arvi, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Eufaula, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Patan, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Maihar, IN	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Col du Grand St-Bernard, CH	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1943	Garhwa, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1943	Hospet, IN	monthly rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1943	Banda, IN	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1943	Chattarpur, IN	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	33 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1943. 1943 had 371 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 20	284
20 to 40	38
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	1