Weather Records on 8 January 1953

669 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1953. Highest significance: Paisley, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1953

On 8 January 1953, 669 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
310 were record highs and 45 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 648 daily.
Paisley set a daily record precipitation of 37.3 mm (1.5 in) on 8 January 1953.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

669 stations

669 station records on 8 January 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paisley	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Valemount	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Quatsino	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Talladega	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Denman Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Alder Dam Camp	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Morgantown L&D	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Fernie	Canada	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Louise	Canada	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zigzag Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Anthony Lagoon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Drummartin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cumberland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Rfc City	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garibaldi	Canada	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bad Lauchstadt	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Marietta Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Springs 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Wenatchee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Western Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hamilton	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Alberni Beaver Creek	Canada	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cascade Locks	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Darrington Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo Departure Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hood Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chilliwack	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lundbreck	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tg Jiu	Romania	Record daily precipitation	35.7 mm (1.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Big Sur STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	102.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parkdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Elbow Valley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nanaimo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Frostburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Everett	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tambo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record snow depth	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kokstad	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Happy Camp Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Grangeville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kings Mills	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Jackson 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

669 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 108, Lowest daily maximum 23, Highest daily minimum 202, Lowest daily minimum 22, Heaviest daily rainfall 259, Heaviest daily snowfall 43, Deepest snow cover 12.

Records on 8 January 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	108
Lowest daily maximum	23
Highest daily minimum	202
Lowest daily minimum	22
Heaviest daily rainfall	259
Heaviest daily snowfall	43
Deepest snow cover	12

Records on 8 January 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 18, daily 648.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

569 broken records

Margins by which the 569 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1953

Top 20 records on 8 January 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1953	Paisley, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Valemount, CA	monthly rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Valemount, CA	monthly snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Chillicothe, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Quatsino, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Talladega, US	daily rain	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	41 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Denman Island, CA	daily rain	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	42 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Lichtentanne, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	25.0 cm (9.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Alder Dam Camp, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Morgantown L&D, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Fernie, CA	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Lake Louise, CA	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Lake Louise, CA	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Zigzag Rs, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Anthony Lagoon, AU	all-time rain	203.7 mm (8.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Saanichton Cda, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Middletown, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Drummartin, AU	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Cumberland, CA	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	5 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1953	Sacramento 5 ESE, US	monthly high min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1953. 1953 had 669 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 50	547
50 to 100	11
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	2
300 to 350	1