Weather Records on 8 January 1969

651 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1969. Highest significance: Gindie State Farm, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1969

On 8 January 1969, 651 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
190 were record highs and 42 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 39 monthly and 608 daily.
Gindie State Farm set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 8 January 1969.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

651 stations

651 station records on 8 January 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Gindie State Farm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Weyerhaeuser 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Fergus Falls	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Busby	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysmith 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Warroad	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emerald Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison 1 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vancouver Pmo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coquitlam Lake	Canada	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mora	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cle Elum	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stave Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waneta	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Breckenridge	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mitchell 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hot Springs 1 NNE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leech Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Meadowlands 9 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Willow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	139.7 cm (55.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Cle Elum	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brule Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ndumu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Angelica	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hayward Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Marshfield Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Spooner Ag Rsch STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Park Rapids Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ripogenus Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Willmar Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kearney 4 NE	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Winter	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rock 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Farmington 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Virginia	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.5 cm (11.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woodland	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tower 2S	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Long Lake Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gladwin	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

651 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 161, Lowest daily maximum 18, Highest daily minimum 29, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 163, Heaviest daily snowfall 159, Deepest snow cover 97.

Records on 8 January 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	161
Lowest daily maximum	18
Highest daily minimum	29
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	163
Heaviest daily snowfall	159
Deepest snow cover	97

Records on 8 January 1969 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 39, daily 608.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

520 broken records

Margins by which the 520 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 635.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1969

Top 20 records on 8 January 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1969	Gindie State Farm, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	58 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1969	Weyerhaeuser 1N, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Fergus Falls, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	New London, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Busby, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	57 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Ladysmith 3W, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Warroad, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	58 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Emerald Post Office, AU	monthly rain	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	47 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Britton, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Rhinelander, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Harrison 1 NNW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Vancouver Pmo, CA	daily snowfall	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Coquitlam Lake, CA	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	31.7 cm (12.5 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Mora, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Long Prairie, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Parkston 8 ENE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Victor 4 N, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Cle Elum, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24.2 mm (1.0 in)	16 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Escanaba, US	daily snowfall	19.6 cm (7.7 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	58 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1969	Stave Falls, CA	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	53 years	40 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1969. 1969 had 651 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	466
100 to 200	41
200 to 300	10
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1