Weather Records on 8 January 1966

443 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1966. Highest significance: Ventry, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1966

On 8 January 1966, 443 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
124 were record highs and 116 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 437 daily.
Ventry set a daily record precipitation of 131.6 mm (5.2 in) on 8 January 1966.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 558 records.

Record Map

443 stations

443 station records on 8 January 1966 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1966: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ventry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Booby Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Mafeteng	Lesotho	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Albilbah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Isis Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgedale	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ventersburg (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kulu Halt	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coreena	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Iron River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mulungu (Camarazal)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mestad I Oddernes	Norway	Record snow depth	161.0 cm (63.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Portland Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tanbar Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high minimum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Saltern Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cunnamulla Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Meanook	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nipawin 2	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Faribault	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rosalia	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sion	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ilfracombe Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Beatrice	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fairview	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bovenlandsplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bottineau	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Uloa	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.0 mm (3.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Barker	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low minimum temperature	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
High Prairie	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Collins	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Riverton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aramac Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Swan River	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-41.1 C (-42.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Herefoss	Norway	Record snow depth	124.0 cm (48.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albert Lea 3SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Libby 1 NE Rs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mykland	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bosbokrand (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Grinnell 3 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Morden	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Cruz Juventino Rosas (S	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Fordyce (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Idaho Springs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Hinckley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

443 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1966 by type: Highest daily maximum 78, Lowest daily maximum 41, Highest daily minimum 46, Lowest daily minimum 75, Heaviest daily rainfall 160, Heaviest daily snowfall 35, Deepest snow cover 8.

Records on 8 January 1966 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	78
Lowest daily maximum	41
Highest daily minimum	46
Lowest daily minimum	75
Heaviest daily rainfall	160
Heaviest daily snowfall	35
Deepest snow cover	8

Records on 8 January 1966 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 437.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

353 broken records

Margins by which the 353 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 590.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1966

Top 20 records on 8 January 1966 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1966	Ventry, AU	daily rain	131.6 mm (5.2 in)	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Booby Island Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Ruthven, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	78.3 mm (3.1 in)	48 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Mafeteng, LS	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Albilbah, AU	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Isis Downs, AU	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Ridgedale, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Ventersburg (Mag), ZA	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Kulu Halt, ZA	daily rain	104.0 mm (4.1 in)	72.0 mm (2.8 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Coreena, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Milo Station, AU	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Isisford Post Office, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Beaconsfield, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	68 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Iron River, CA	daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Mulungu (Camarazal), BR	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Mestad I Oddernes, NO	daily snow depth	161.0 cm (63.4 in)	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	27 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Portland Downs, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Tanbar Station, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Galway, IE	daily high min	9.3 C (48.7 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	77 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1966	Saltern Post Office, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	34 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 1966

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1966. 1966 had 443 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	344
100 to 200	7
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	1