Weather Records on 8 January 1976

1,215 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1976. Highest significance: Aldervale, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1976

On 8 January 1976, 1,215 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
196 were record highs and 511 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 1,201 daily.
Aldervale set a monthly record daily precipitation of 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 8 January 1976.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

1,215 stations

1,215 station records on 8 January 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Aldervale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Waverly	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Aardoorns	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Sumy	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Woodburn State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Brandfort (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ochoco Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cressy House	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Makakatana	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Millport 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Oakridge Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dunderlandsdalen	Norway	Record snow depth	233.0 cm (91.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Caldwell 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dellyanine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Susendal	Norway	Record snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cascadia	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Enterprise Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Idaho City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drain	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Skjomen	Norway	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mazelspoort Dam	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Benfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Stillewoning	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Fig Tree	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elk City 1NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Poplar 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Barnesville	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Agr. College,Bfn.	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lumber City	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austin 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fern Ridge-Veneta	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ford City 4 S Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Marquette	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leaburg 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high minimum temperature	-0.9 C (30.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar City	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bolivar	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record high maximum temperature	2.7 C (36.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Milaca	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McKenzie Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Putneyville 2 SE Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Beaconsfield (Mine & Heritage	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beatrice	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Colinet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Milford 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,215 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 59, Lowest daily maximum 235, Highest daily minimum 137, Lowest daily minimum 276, Heaviest daily rainfall 340, Heaviest daily snowfall 124, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 8 January 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	59
Lowest daily maximum	235
Highest daily minimum	137
Lowest daily minimum	276
Heaviest daily rainfall	340
Heaviest daily snowfall	124
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 8 January 1976 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 1,201.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,044 broken records

Margins by which the 1,044 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1060.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1976

Top 20 records on 8 January 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1976	Aldervale, AU	monthly rain	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	57 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1976	Waverly, US	daily rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	56 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1976	Aardoorns, ZA	daily rain	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	53 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1976	Sumy, UA	monthly rain	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	10 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Woodburn State Forest, AU	daily rain	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	26 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Carrollton 3 NNE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Brandfort (Mag), ZA	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Beatrice, CA	daily snowfall	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Ochoco Rs, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Mannington 1 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Cressy House, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Makakatana, ZA	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	38 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Millport 4 NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Oakridge Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Squaw Butte-Northern Great Bas, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Dunderlandsdalen, NO	daily snow depth	233.0 cm (91.7 in)	106.0 cm (41.7 in)	24 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Caldwell 6 NW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Dellyanine, AU	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Susendal, NO	daily snow depth	135.0 cm (53.1 in)	37.0 cm (14.6 in)	73 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1976	Cascadia, US	daily rain	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	43 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1976. 1976 had 1,215 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 1976-01-08: 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 200	1,039
200 to 400	3
400 to 600	1
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	1