Weather Records on 8 January 1952

341 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1952. Highest significance: Hiawatha, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1952

On 8 January 1952, 341 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
52 were record highs and 29 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 335 daily.
Hiawatha set a daily record snow depth of 78.7 cm (31.0 in) on 8 January 1952.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

341 stations

341 station records on 8 January 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Hiawatha	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	210.8 cm (83.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Joshimath	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Monsildale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodhouselee (Leeston)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ramanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Landsdown	India	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aurora Water	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
W Branch 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wallace	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hettinger	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kewaunee	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Washington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McAdam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmsala Lower	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yabba Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Okhimath	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Koster (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Waterworks Reserve)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tibri	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Vik I Sogn III	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-37.0 C (-34.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Appleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Grim (Woolnorth)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tarnaby	Sweden	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fraser	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gayndah Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-47.2 C (-53.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
E Tawas	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Eagle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-52.8 C (-63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Booyal Central State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Franklyn Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sviland	Norway	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Neillsville 3ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-51.7 C (-61.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orogrande	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kaunas	Lithuania	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	58.0 cm (22.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

341 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 16, Highest daily minimum 34, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 168, Heaviest daily snowfall 58, Deepest snow cover 34.

Records on 8 January 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	16
Highest daily minimum	34
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	168
Heaviest daily snowfall	58
Deepest snow cover	34

Records on 8 January 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 335.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

285 broken records

Margins by which the 285 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 990.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1952

Top 20 records on 8 January 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1952	Hiawatha, US	daily snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	55.8 cm (22.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1952	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1952	Crested Butte, US	daily snow depth	210.8 cm (83.0 in)	99.0 cm (39.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1952	Upper Stewiacke, CA	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1952	Joshimath, IN	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1952	Monsildale, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1952	Woodhouselee (Leeston), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1952	Fayette, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	58 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1952	Ramanagar, IN	daily rain	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	55.7 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1952	Landsdown, IN	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	36 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1952	Aurora Water, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	6 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1952	W Branch 3SE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	48 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1952	Wallace, US	daily snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	24 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1952	Hettinger, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1952	Kewaunee, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1952	Port Washington, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1952	McAdam, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1952	Dharmsala Lower, IN	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1952	Bowman, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	33 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1952	Yabba Station, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	29 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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1952. 1952 had 341 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 200	278
200 to 400	4
400 to 600	2
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	1