Weather Records on 8 January 1955

167 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1955. Highest significance: San Diego de la Union, MX.

Key Facts for 8 January 1955

On 8 January 1955, 167 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
12 were record highs and 34 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 165 daily.
San Diego de la Union set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.8 C (64.0 F) on 8 January 1955.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

167 stations

167 station records on 8 January 1955 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1955: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Diego de la Union	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kendall Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lismore (Centre Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Chat	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Shepstone	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bowen Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nabawa	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Turallin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Seligman	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Snowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Kotupna)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Culbertson	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Eagles Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Burnett 3 S	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Harrington Harbour	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kurrowah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mitchell 5E	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Beaufort Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Brigalow Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Bliss 4 NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Comboyne Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Granite Reef Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ajo	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gila Bend 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Apache Powder Company	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tucson WFO	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sisseton	United States	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Florence	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Leslie Canyon	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nogales	United States	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wickenburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Winkelman 6 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Calexico 2 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Summer Hill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Crown King	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Elephant Butte Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lowan Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wollomombi (Wallamumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Causapscal	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Wilo (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Lugano	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	3.2 C (37.8 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
San Rafael Rch Sp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Imperial	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Middlewater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sacaton	United States	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma Citrus STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Madrid	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Chute Aux Galets	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Belle Isle	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Weaverville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Lead	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

167 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1955 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 10, Lowest daily minimum 17, Heaviest daily rainfall 94, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 January 1955 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	2
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	10
Lowest daily minimum	17
Heaviest daily rainfall	94
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 January 1955 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 165.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

136 broken records

Margins by which the 136 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 1955

Top 20 records on 8 January 1955 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1955	San Diego de la Union, MX	daily high min	17.8 C (64.0 F)	8.9 C (16.0 F)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1955	Kendall Post Office, AU	daily rain	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1955	Lismore (Centre Street), AU	daily rain	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1955	Cap Chat, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1955	Port Shepstone, ZA	daily rain	81.2 mm (3.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	8 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1955	Bowen Downs, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1955	Nabawa, AU	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	24 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Tiree, AU	daily rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Turallin, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Seligman, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily low min	15.8 C (60.4 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	37 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Snowville, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Ebor (Kotupna), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Granite Reef Dam, US	daily low max	8.9 C (48.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	60 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Culbertson, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Eagles Nest, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	1 year	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Burnett 3 S, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Harrington Harbour, CA	monthly high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1955	Kurrowah, AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	27 years	24 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 1955

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1955. 1955 had 167 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	133
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1