Weather Records on 8 January 1956

402 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1956. Highest significance: Auraiya, IN.

Key Facts for 8 January 1956

On 8 January 1956, 402 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 40 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 391 daily.
Auraiya set a daily record precipitation of 38.9 mm (1.5 in) on 8 January 1956.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

402 stations

402 station records on 8 January 1956 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1956: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Auraiya	India	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Macleod	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Debiabhoj Diyabh	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hiram 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rock Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Newgate	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Santander Centro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rumford	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Hollowaysrust	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hull	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Norley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bilhaur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Collbran	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Palisade	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Homestead Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ismailia	Egypt	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bar Harbor 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pocomoke City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lusk 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fruita	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Lima	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Proserpine Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Huajuapan de Leon (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Holly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Meeker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Chugwater	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Arcadia	United States	Record low maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Caliente	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Union	United States	Record daily precipitation	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

402 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1956 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 26, Heaviest daily rainfall 134, Heaviest daily snowfall 27, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 January 1956 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	26
Heaviest daily rainfall	134
Heaviest daily snowfall	27
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 January 1956 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

319 broken records

Margins by which the 319 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1956

Top 20 records on 8 January 1956 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1956	Auraiya, IN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1956	Fort Macleod, CA	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1956	Debiabhoj Diyabh, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1956	Annapolis Royal, CA	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1956	Hiram 2 S, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1956	Delta, US	monthly high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	46 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1956	Musquash, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Sandila, IN	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Rock Creek, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Newgate, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	37 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Santander Centro, ES	daily rain	39.5 mm (1.6 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Union, US	monthly snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Greenville Muni AP, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Fortine 1 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	8.8 cm (3.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Grand Junction Walker Fld, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	53 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Rumford, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Bloomfield 3 SE, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	46 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Hollowaysrust, ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1956	Hull, GB	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	38 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 1956

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1956. 1956 had 402 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 50	307
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1