Weather Records on 8 January 1981

589 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1981. Highest significance: Bowling Green Wwtp, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1981

On 8 January 1981, 589 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
123 were record highs and 154 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 579 daily.
Bowling Green Wwtp set a daily record snow depth of 33.0 cm (13.0 in) on 8 January 1981.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 558 records.

Record Map

589 stations

589 station records on 8 January 1981 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1981: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	340.1 mm (13.4 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Bushy Band	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Moorland (Denro-An)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Potgietersrus	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo 2 NW	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
South Johnstone Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Palermo	Italy	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Schefferville A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maclear (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Leipikvattnet	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Creekside	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorie (Old Northern Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millington 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Besonderheid"Byzonderhd."	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen	Germany	Record snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Planknek	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dartnall	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zaaiplaats	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Maroota ( Roberts Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Jimenez (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mourilyan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	324.0 mm (12.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sogndal - Selseng	Norway	Record snow depth	145.0 cm (57.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Millaa Millaa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
West Pennant Hills (Cumberland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Schikfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oberstdorf	Germany	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Hafslo	Norway	Record snow depth	108.0 cm (42.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sterkfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-14.5 C (5.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Waycross 4 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Wayne Disposal Plt	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-27.4 C (-17.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yale 1 NNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marilia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fichtelberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sodus 1W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Epping Chester Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Capo Bellavista	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Skovorodino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Keithsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Paris Stp	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Princeton Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Quintana	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Peoria	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Ravensburg Weingarten	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hvar	Croatia	Record low minimum temperature	-1.4 C (29.5 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uralsk	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	-0.8 C (30.6 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Palpan	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

589 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1981 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 53, Highest daily minimum 67, Lowest daily minimum 101, Heaviest daily rainfall 185, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 8 January 1981 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	53
Highest daily minimum	67
Lowest daily minimum	101
Heaviest daily rainfall	185
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 8 January 1981 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 579.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

476 broken records

Margins by which the 476 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 380.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1981

Top 20 records on 8 January 1981 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1981	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1981	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	340.1 mm (13.4 in)	116.3 mm (4.6 in)	92 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1981	Bushy Band, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	53 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1981	Moorland (Denro-An), AU	daily rain	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	49.9 mm (2.0 in)	87 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Potgietersrus, ZA	daily rain	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	61 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Hvar, HR	daily low max	1.5 C (34.7 F)	3.5 C (6.3 F)	101 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Waterloo 2 NW, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	South Johnstone Post Office, AU	daily rain	280.0 mm (11.0 in)	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	41 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Palermo, IT	daily rain	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	106 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Schefferville A, CA	daily rain	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	12.9 mm (0.5 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Maclear (Mag), ZA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	68 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Leipikvattnet, SE	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.3 mm (0.6 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Creekside, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	55 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Glenorie (Old Northern Rd), AU	daily rain	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	44 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Millington 3 SE, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	77 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Besonderheid"Byzonderhd.", ZA	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	14.1 mm (0.6 in)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Upper Sandusky, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	54 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1981	Mittenwald-Buckelwiesen, DE	daily snow depth	96.0 cm (37.8 in)	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	43 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1981	Planknek, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 1981	San Carlos Rsvr, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	76 years	34 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 1981

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1981. 1981 had 589 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	428
50 to 100	27
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	3
300 to 350	0
350 to 400	2