Weather Records on 8 January 1949

463 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1949. Highest significance: Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1949

On 8 January 1949, 463 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
194 were record highs and 63 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 452 daily.
Barraba (Mount Lindsay) set a daily record precipitation of 122.7 mm (4.8 in) on 8 January 1949.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 558 records.

Record Map

463 stations

463 station records on 8 January 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Glendive	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	274.8 mm (10.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Crow Agency	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pahala 21	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Riverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mildred	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillgrove (Hillview)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Big Timber	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mayville	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gongolgon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Naalehu 14	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Moanalua 770	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bellata (Aberfeldie)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Beulah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-22.3 C (-8.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Albany 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Croydon Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Milwaukee Wb City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hoaeae Upper	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Escanaba	United States	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeroi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flatwillow 4 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glentana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Coleman	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldine 6 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springerville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Glenns Ferry	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cody	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Meadow Valley Rs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	343.7 mm (13.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Traverse Cy Cherry Capital AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Tashkent	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-8.4 C (16.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saltspring Island	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	-0.7 C (30.7 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Minot Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pipestone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

463 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 136, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 58, Lowest daily minimum 32, Heaviest daily rainfall 128, Heaviest daily snowfall 53, Deepest snow cover 25.

Records on 8 January 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	136
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	58
Lowest daily minimum	32
Heaviest daily rainfall	128
Heaviest daily snowfall	53
Deepest snow cover	25

Records on 8 January 1949 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 8, daily 452.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

366 broken records

Margins by which the 366 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 457.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1949

Top 20 records on 8 January 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1949	Barraba (Mount Lindsay), AU	daily rain	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	54 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1949	Glendive, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	274.8 mm (10.8 in)	185.9 mm (7.3 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	36 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Crow Agency, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Homestead Post Office, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Pahala 21, US	daily rain	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	105.9 mm (4.2 in)	13 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Riverton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	12 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Georgetown Post Office, AU	daily low min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Minot Exp STN, US	all-time snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Mildred, US	daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Hillgrove (Hillview), AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Big Timber, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	19 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Gordon 6N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	5 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Mayville, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1949	Gongolgon Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1949	Naalehu 14, US	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	10 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1949	Moanalua 770, US	daily rain	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	9 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1949	Bellata (Aberfeldie), AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	31 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1949. 1949 had 463 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	348
100 to 200	16
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1