Weather Records on 8 January 1954

362 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1954. Highest significance: Emerson, CA.

Key Facts for 8 January 1954

On 8 January 1954, 362 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
156 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 362 daily.
Emerson set a daily record snowfall of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 8 January 1954.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

362 stations

362 station records on 8 January 1954 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1954: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Emerson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Baramulla	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kakabeka Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tohana	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hex Krantz	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valdez WSO	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Irene	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vidisha	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mont Laurier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Smythe	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hallock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Arriba	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gohad	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brakpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kafferskraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Srinagar	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Norman 3SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Morekulam	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Birtle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
White River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dawson	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nowshera	India	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Donkerhoek-Rainhill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.3 mm (2.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quorn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oliphantspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bisbee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pierce Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marmarth	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Perry	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Stillwater 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Vantipura	India	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Groot Constantia	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Driggs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Wagoner	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Northport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Atikokan Cli	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Osage City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Oregon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pawhuska	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Emerson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kappawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahua	India	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mont Laurier	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gujjran	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Royal Observatory	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gulah(Gula)	India	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pembina	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kilba	India	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hallock	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

362 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1954 by type: Highest daily maximum 67, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 89, Lowest daily minimum 7, Heaviest daily rainfall 143, Heaviest daily snowfall 35.

Records on 8 January 1954 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	67
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	89
Lowest daily minimum	7
Heaviest daily rainfall	143
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 8 January 1954 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 362.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

286 broken records

Margins by which the 286 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 191.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1954

Top 20 records on 8 January 1954 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1954	Emerson, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.7 cm (3.4 in)	75 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1954	Baramulla, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1954	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1954	Kakabeka Falls, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1954	Tohana, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1954	Hex Krantz, ZA	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1954	Valdez WSO, US	daily rain	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	28 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1954	Irene, ZA	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1954	Vidisha, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	10 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1954	Mont Laurier, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1954	Smythe, ZA	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1954	Hallock, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1954	Waterkloof, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1954	Arriba, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	47 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1954	Dryden, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	7 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1954	Gohad, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1954	Brakpan, ZA	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1954	Kafferskraal, ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1954	Srinagar, IN	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1954	Norman 3SSE, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	53 years	28 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 1954

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1954. 1954 had 362 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 25	256
25 to 50	15
50 to 75	10
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1