Weather Records on 8 January 1978

805 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1978. Highest significance: Huntingdon, CA.

Key Facts for 8 January 1978

On 8 January 1978, 805 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 44 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 768 daily.
Huntingdon set a daily record precipitation of 39.6 mm (1.6 in) on 8 January 1978.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

805 stations

805 station records on 8 January 1978 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1978: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
La Pocatiere Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisburg	Canada	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
North Bay	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel de Brandon	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Forrest City	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Goldbutte 7 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
The Warriups	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Hyacinthe	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Normandin Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	32.4 C (90.3 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Shelby 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Huberdeau	Canada	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Morin Heights	Canada	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Coroaci	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	85.4 mm (3.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Oka	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lagrange	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Mercier	Canada	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
L'Assomption	Canada	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Gabriel de Brandon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lammerkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wandering Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	23.8 C (74.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Normandin Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Marion	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vevay	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Claresholm Meadow Creek	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zanesville Muni AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pittsburgh ASOS	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tapirai-Jusante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Piranhas (Marechal Floriano)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Biesjesfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Erie Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trois Rivieres	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mammoth Cave	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bge C Lac Chateauvert	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellsville 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dunmor	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Higginsport	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haines Junction	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.0 cm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Adelaide (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Big Sandy	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ninety Nine Is	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Clark	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Berthierville	Canada	Record daily precipitation	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

805 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1978 by type: Highest daily maximum 83, Lowest daily maximum 25, Highest daily minimum 109, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 440, Heaviest daily snowfall 97, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 8 January 1978 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	83
Lowest daily maximum	25
Highest daily minimum	109
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	440
Heaviest daily snowfall	97
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 8 January 1978 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 35, daily 768.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

705 broken records

Margins by which the 705 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1978

Top 20 records on 8 January 1978 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1978	Huntingdon, CA	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	95 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1978	La Pocatiere Cda, CA	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.7 mm (0.9 in)	64 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Morrisburg, CA	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	North Bay, CA	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	58 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	St Gabriel de Brandon, CA	monthly rain	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Chelsea, CA	monthly rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Rust-En-Vrede, ZA	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Forrest City, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	82 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l, CA	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Goldbutte 7 N, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	The Warriups, AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Brevard, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	St Hyacinthe, CA	daily rain	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Normandin Cda, CA	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	32 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Hambantota, LK	daily high max	32.4 C (90.3 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Shelby 2 NW, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Nicolet, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	60 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Huberdeau, CA	monthly rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Morin Heights, CA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1978	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	48 years	48 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 1978

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1978. 1978 had 805 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	656
50 to 100	36
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1