Weather Records on 8 January 1961

236 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1961. Highest significance: Sugartown, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1961

On 8 January 1961, 236 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
88 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 229 daily.
Sugartown set a daily record precipitation of 61.5 mm (2.4 in) on 8 January 1961.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 560 records.

Record Map

236 stations

236 station records on 8 January 1961 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1961: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sugartown	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Brucefield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Eastland	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Sterling City	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Comanche	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Delmas (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beaumont City	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Stephenville Clark Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Weatherford	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brookhaven City	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poplarville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cooktown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Alexandria	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton 10 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hammond	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
First Connecticut Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Belvidere	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uniontown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Virden	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bogalusa	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burrwood Wb	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Clinton Forestry HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jonesville 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Los Gatos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lydenburg	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roby	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Enisejsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-44.9 C (-48.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Melville	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rayne 6 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Livingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
McGregor	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pearl River	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Albany	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Carrollton	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Matapedia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Feodosiia	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinton	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Simpson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Saba	United States	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

236 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1961 by type: Highest daily maximum 62, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 26, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 8 January 1961 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	62
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	26
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 8 January 1961 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 229.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

182 broken records

Margins by which the 182 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 152.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1961

Top 20 records on 8 January 1961 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1961	Sugartown, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	66 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Brucefield, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Dublin 2SE, US	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Eastland, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Sterling City, US	monthly rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	19 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Comanche, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	22 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Fort Simpson, CA	monthly snowfall	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	31 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Delmas (Pol), ZA	daily rain	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	34.9 mm (1.4 in)	35 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Franklinville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	56 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Beaumont City, US	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	90 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Stephenville Clark Fld, US	monthly rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Weatherford, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Brookhaven City, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Bridgeport, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Lucknow, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	61 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Poplarville Exp STN, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	34.2 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1961	Cooktown Post Office, AU	daily rain	231.9 mm (9.1 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1961	Alexandria, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	25 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1961	Clifton 10 E, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	15 years	33 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 1961

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1961. 1961 had 236 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 20	138
20 to 40	27
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	0
140 to 160	2