Weather Records on 8 January 1977

537 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1977. Highest significance: Newburyport, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1977

On 8 January 1977, 537 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
35 were record highs and 182 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 528 daily.
Newburyport set a monthly record daily precipitation of 92.5 mm (3.6 in) on 8 January 1977.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 558 records.

Record Map

537 stations

537 station records on 8 January 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edgartown	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort 2NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wishek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lakeport 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbardston	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rockville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gardner	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wichita Falls Muni AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ashland	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Glenville	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
S Haven	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fullerton 1 ESE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cavern City AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	11.0 C (51.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buena Vista 2S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ludington 4 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Forman 5 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ephrata	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Montevideo 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood Spgs #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Keene	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hannah 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Albuquerque Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ashburnham	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.7 cm (16.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Carrington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Circleville	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dayville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Boston	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Jose de Mipibu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Frances	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Walsenburg 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
E Wareham	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bernalillo	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dryden	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Salem	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bemidji	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Morro Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kuna	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New Ulm 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.0 C (-40.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Napoleon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
El Dorado 1 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gage AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

537 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 17, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 120, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 112, Deepest snow cover 64.

Records on 8 January 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	17
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	120
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	112
Deepest snow cover	64

Records on 8 January 1977 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 528.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

412 broken records

Margins by which the 412 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1977

Top 20 records on 8 January 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1977	Newburyport, US	monthly rain	92.5 mm (3.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	18 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1977	Plymouth-Kingston, US	daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Fitzwilliam 2 W, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Manistee 3SE, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Blue Hill Coop, US	daily snowfall	37.1 cm (14.6 in)	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	19 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Napoleon, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Edgartown, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	25 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Newburyport, US	monthly snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Frankfort 2NE, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Wishek, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	28 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Lakeport 2, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	9 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Holbrook, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	73 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Hubbardston, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	16.2 cm (6.4 in)	11 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Rockville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Gardner, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Middleboro, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	71 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Wichita Falls Muni AP, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	40 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1977	Pembroke, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1977	Ashland, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1977	Glenville, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	33 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1977. 1977 had 537 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	360
50 to 100	37
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	6
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1