Weather Records on 8 January 1959

295 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1959. Highest significance: Newport, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1959

On 8 January 1959, 295 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
97 were record highs and 24 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 283 daily.
Newport set a daily record precipitation of 93.5 mm (3.7 in) on 8 January 1959.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

295 stations

295 station records on 8 January 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oroville 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Newry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gordon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Joao Pessoa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Riddle	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bandon 2 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Flora Valley Old	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Orford 2	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Raglan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Mattole	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Quilcene 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Old Halls Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Amhurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Summit	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Miranda Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
New Hazelton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Prineville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Loco Works	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bic	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pasighat	India	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Scotia	United States	Record daily precipitation	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Stehekin 4 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gibb River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Wandsworth (Strabanne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oswego	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Sequim	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Timber Creek Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Telkwa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Droogefontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Clearwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Conconully	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Kosmos	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Machadodorp	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Madison	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warruwi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rossland City Yard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Good Hope 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

295 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 25, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 72, Lowest daily minimum 13, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 January 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	25
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	72
Lowest daily minimum	13
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 January 1959 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 283.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

252 broken records

Margins by which the 252 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1959

Top 20 records on 8 January 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1959	Newport, US	daily rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	51 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1959	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	all-time low min	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	92 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Conconully, US	monthly rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Oroville 3 NW, US	monthly rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Newry, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Gordon Downs, AU	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Texas Downs, AU	daily rain	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	69.1 mm (2.7 in)	21 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Joao Pessoa, BR	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Riddle, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	23 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Chimacum 4 S, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Bandon 2 NNE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Zagreb-Gric, HR	daily rain	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Flora Valley Old, AU	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Port Orford 2, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	N Bend SW Oregon Rgnl AP, US	daily rain	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1959	Raglan, AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	45 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1959	Upper Mattole, US	daily rain	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	44 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1959	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1959	Quilcene 2 SW, US	all-time rain	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	7 years	31 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 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1959. 1959 had 295 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 25	218
25 to 50	23
50 to 75	8
75 to 100	1
100 to 125	1
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1