Weather Records on 8 January 1980

569 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1980. Highest significance: Grapeview 3 SW, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1980

On 8 January 1980, 569 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 192 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 553 daily.
Grapeview 3 SW set a daily record snowfall of 21.6 cm (8.5 in) on 8 January 1980.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 558 records.

Record Map

569 stations

569 station records on 8 January 1980 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1980: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grapeview 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Kahului AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Elma	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bustard Head Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Heppner	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Buckley 1 NE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Pendleton	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Seattle Urban Site	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sandy Cape Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Pauoa Flats 784	United States	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Randle 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Headworks Portland Wtr B	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Dell Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Coupeville 1 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oakville	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wilhelmina Rise 721	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.1 mm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nuuanu Rsch 4 783	United States	Record daily precipitation	142.7 mm (5.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Glendower Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	184.0 mm (7.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tacoma City Hall	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Puyallup 2 W Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Palolo Vly 718	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Redlands Hrs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
The Dalles	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pialba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Tambua)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saanichton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kamiah	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Pomeroy	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Silver Lake Brighton	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Landsburg	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Aracaju	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Emerson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.0 C (-14.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.2 C (-51.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Juana Diaz Camp	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Olympia AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalihi Rsch Site 777	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whidbey Island NAS	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tuan Creek Forest STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Steamboat Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dallesport AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	39.6 cm (15.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Walla Walla WSO City	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bremerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cicero Dantas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Metchosin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	14.6 cm (5.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McMillin Rsvr	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Shelton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wauna 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

569 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1980 by type: Highest daily maximum 29, Lowest daily maximum 144, Highest daily minimum 35, Lowest daily minimum 48, Heaviest daily rainfall 148, Heaviest daily snowfall 119, Deepest snow cover 46.

Records on 8 January 1980 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	29
Lowest daily maximum	144
Highest daily minimum	35
Lowest daily minimum	48
Heaviest daily rainfall	148
Heaviest daily snowfall	119
Deepest snow cover	46

Records on 8 January 1980 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 10, daily 553.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

463 broken records

Margins by which the 463 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 292.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1980

Top 20 records on 8 January 1980 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1980	Grapeview 3 SW, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1980	Kahului AP, US	daily rain	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	72 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1980	Elma, US	daily snowfall	20.8 cm (8.2 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	37 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Puyallup 2 W Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.6 cm (8.9 in)	30 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Lady Elliot Island, AU	daily rain	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Seattle UNIV of Washin, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	69 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Arlington, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Bustard Head Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	66 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Heppner, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	70 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Buckley 1 NE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Pendleton, US	daily snowfall	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	20.5 cm (8.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Seattle Urban Site, US	daily snowfall	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Sandy Cape Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	49.7 mm (2.0 in)	66 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Pauoa Flats 784, US	daily rain	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	22 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Centralia, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Randle 1 E, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij, RU	all-time low max	-28.6 C (-19.5 F)	2.1 C (3.8 F)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Headworks Portland Wtr B, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	70 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Mtn Dell Dam, US	daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1980	Bonneville Dam, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	37 years	45 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 1980

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1980. 1980 had 569 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	386
50 to 100	38
100 to 150	21
150 to 200	9
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	2