Weather Records on 8 January 1971

730 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1971. Highest significance: Coupeville 1 S, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1971

On 8 January 1971, 730 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
68 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 713 daily.
Coupeville 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 8 January 1971.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

730 stations

730 station records on 8 January 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Providence	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 4 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Utah Lake Lehi	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dundurn	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bleskop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Modderrivier (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Uppsala_Aut	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oxford	United Kingdom	Record high minimum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Valley	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Wheatlands	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Foremost	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Galway	Ireland	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfontein (Mun)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rockland	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hiawatha	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nicosia	Cyprus	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oranje	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bosque del Apache	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vaughn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Laguna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Manyberries Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Angamacutiro	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vaughn	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Haxby 18 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Swift Current A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ellsworth	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ures (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montrose #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Providence	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Espanola	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	75.0 cm (29.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coimbra	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	21.8 C (71.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Whiteriver 1 SW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Durango	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont City	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Green Bay	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

730 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 31, Lowest daily maximum 136, Highest daily minimum 37, Lowest daily minimum 200, Heaviest daily rainfall 187, Heaviest daily snowfall 76, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 8 January 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	31
Lowest daily maximum	136
Highest daily minimum	37
Lowest daily minimum	200
Heaviest daily rainfall	187
Heaviest daily snowfall	76
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 8 January 1971 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 11, daily 713.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

597 broken records

Margins by which the 597 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1971

Top 20 records on 8 January 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1971	Coupeville 1 S, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1971	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Lake Providence, US	daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Nicosia, CY	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	44 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Forks 4 NNE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	18.7 mm (0.7 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily rain	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Utah Lake Lehi, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Dundurn, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Ruston la Tech, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Bleskop, ZA	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	43 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Modderrivier (Pol), ZA	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Uppsala_Aut, SE	daily high max	6.0 C (42.8 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	111 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Oxford, GB	daily high min	9.2 C (48.6 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Ft Valley, US	daily low min	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	10.0 C (18.0 F)	60 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Wheatlands, ZA	daily rain	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	14.9 mm (0.6 in)	59 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Landsburg, US	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1971	Foremost, CA	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.4 cm (2.1 in)	4 years	38 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1971. 1971 had 730 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 50	557
50 to 100	32
100 to 150	4
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	1