Weather Records on 8 January 1968

1,675 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1968. Highest significance: Malin Head, IE.

Key Facts for 8 January 1968

On 8 January 1968, 1,675 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
54 were record highs and 1,096 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 10 were all-time records, 51 monthly and 1,614 daily.
Malin Head set a daily record precipitation of 33.4 mm (1.3 in) on 8 January 1968.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

1,675 stations

1,675 station records on 8 January 1968 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1968: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Gorakhpur	India	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Sedgefield (Bundajon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
New Braunfels	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Schreiber	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Basantpur	India	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Sitamarhi Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Belleville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Benipatti	India	Record daily precipitation	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Garah Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Dorset	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petaluma AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Viewmount	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Degilbo Rail STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Detour Village	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Washakie 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winslow AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Winfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Jarrahdale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amamoor Forestry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.7 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kamloops	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sorrento	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pierson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Baddeck	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Villa Nora (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gloversville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marburg - Warrego Highway	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Theebine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hornby Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-17.6 C (0.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Diablo Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hyannis	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,675 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1968 by type: Highest daily maximum 28, Lowest daily maximum 640, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 456, Heaviest daily rainfall 354, Heaviest daily snowfall 80, Deepest snow cover 91.

Records on 8 January 1968 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	28
Lowest daily maximum	640
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	456
Heaviest daily rainfall	354
Heaviest daily snowfall	80
Deepest snow cover	91

Records on 8 January 1968 by timescale: all-time 10, monthly 51, daily 1,614.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,414 broken records

Margins by which the 1,414 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 483.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1968

Top 20 records on 8 January 1968 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1968	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	82 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1968	Gorakhpur, IN	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1968	Sedgefield (Bundajon), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	New Braunfels, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	62 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Schreiber, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Schreiber, CA	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Dublin Phoenix Park, IE	daily rain	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	64 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Basantpur, IN	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Sitamarhi Sr, IN	daily rain	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Belleville, CA	daily low max	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Benipatti, IN	daily rain	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	29.0 cm (11.4 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Prescott, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Garah Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Parry Sound, CA	daily low max	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	6.6 C (11.9 F)	81 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Ottawa Cda, CA	monthly low max	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	81 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Magdeburg, DE	daily snow depth	27.0 cm (10.6 in)	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	72 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Dorset, ZA	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	51.9 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1968	Petaluma AP, US	all-time low max	3.9 C (39.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	49 years	42 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 1968

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1968. 1968 had 1,675 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	1,386
100 to 200	22
200 to 300	4
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1