Weather Records on 8 January 1962

780 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1962. Highest significance: Bringelly (Maryland), AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1962

On 8 January 1962, 780 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
276 were record highs and 28 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 72 monthly and 705 daily.
Bringelly (Maryland) set a daily record precipitation of 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 8 January 1962.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

780 stations

780 station records on 8 January 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Boulder	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Grover 10 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne Wells 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cheyenne	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tonti (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Border 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Denver WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Nelson Bay (Nelson Head)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Currawinya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Woolgoolga (Clear Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
The Grange, Umzimkul	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Collins	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kassler	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Goodland	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Urunga (Sunset Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.5 mm (3.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liverpool	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Plymouth Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chugwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kempsey (Wide Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Byers 5 ENE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rapelje	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Junction Railway STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hecla	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beecroft	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vacaville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Las Animas	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluffs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Yarraman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Waikapu 390	United States	Record daily precipitation	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mingela Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broomehill	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Graton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gin Gin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.0 cm (11.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baynesfield Estate	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deerfield 10 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gurley (Glenroy)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

780 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 139, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 16, Heaviest daily rainfall 341, Heaviest daily snowfall 109, Deepest snow cover 26.

Records on 8 January 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	139
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	16
Heaviest daily rainfall	341
Heaviest daily snowfall	109
Deepest snow cover	26

Records on 8 January 1962 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 72, daily 705.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

653 broken records

Margins by which the 653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1962

Top 20 records on 8 January 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1962	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	90 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1962	Boulder, US	monthly snowfall	39.4 cm (15.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1962	Grover 10 W, US	all-time snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1962	Idaho Springs, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	21.5 cm (8.5 in)	50 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1962	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	34 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Cheyenne Wells 2NE, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Waterdale, US	monthly snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Port Macquarie (Bellevue Garde, AU	monthly rain	274.6 mm (10.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	66 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Cheyenne, US	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	48 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	61 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Tonti (Bos), ZA	daily rain	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	50.9 mm (2.0 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Deadwood, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Border 3 N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Denver WSO City, US	monthly snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Nelson Bay (Nelson Head), AU	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Sharon Springs, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1962	Currawinya, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	81 years	45 of 100 (Notable)

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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1962. 1962 had 780 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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Data for records on 1962-01-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	587
50 to 100	42
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	8
200 to 250	3