Weather Records on 8 January 1986

654 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1986. Highest significance: Eureka, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1986

On 8 January 1986, 654 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
141 were record highs and 142 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 12 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 625 daily.
Eureka set a daily record snow depth of 106.7 cm (42.0 in) on 8 January 1986.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

654 stations

654 station records on 8 January 1986 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1986: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Perangery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glenferrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Kingsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Murchison Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Redig 11 NE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Balmorhea	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Del Rio Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Direction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gann Valley 4NW	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pactola Dam	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Chisos Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Eagle Pass 3N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Santo Hipolito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hialeah	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Grandfalls 3SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pecos	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Panther Junction	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Attu	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Ajudas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Moyoguarda	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Intosh 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Platteville	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
W Palm Beach Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Usina Parauna	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gaddede	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford Cntrl Fs	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-0.1 C (31.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tatarsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	1.5 C (34.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Anaconda	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Benton Harbor AP	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pollock	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Pandale 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Penwell	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Blanchardville #2	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Vernon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Trang	Thailand	Record low maximum temperature	25.1 C (77.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Britton	United States	Record snow depth	91.4 cm (36.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longvalley	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ralph 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ipiau	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bom Jesus Do Galho	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cottonwood 2 E	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Raymond 3 NE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Koumac (Nlle-Caledo	New Caledonia [France]	Record daily precipitation	745.0 mm (29.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record snow depth	97.0 cm (38.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fjallnas	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-28.8 C (-19.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ozona	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Antonio Escobedo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Babb 6 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

654 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1986 by type: Highest daily maximum 94, Lowest daily maximum 62, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 80, Heaviest daily rainfall 156, Heaviest daily snowfall 20, Deepest snow cover 195.

Records on 8 January 1986 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	94
Lowest daily maximum	62
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	80
Heaviest daily rainfall	156
Heaviest daily snowfall	20
Deepest snow cover	195

Records on 8 January 1986 by timescale: all-time 12, monthly 17, daily 625.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

486 broken records

Margins by which the 486 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 559.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1986

Top 20 records on 8 January 1986 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1986	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	106.7 cm (42.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	43 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1986	Perangery, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1986	Glenferrie, AU	daily rain	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Pecos, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Kingsville, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Murchison Downs, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	71 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Candelaria (Smn), MX	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	45.9 mm (1.8 in)	27 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Redig 11 NE, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Balmorhea, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	62 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Del Rio Intl AP, US	daily snowfall	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	34 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Fort Direction, AU	daily rain	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Gann Valley 4NW, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	79 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Pactola Dam, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	18 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Chisos Basin, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Panther Junction, US	all-time snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	27 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Eagle Pass 3N, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	84 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Santo Hipolito, BR	daily rain	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	44 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Hialeah, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Grandfalls 3SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1986	Pecos, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	82 years	42 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 1986

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1986. 1986 had 654 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 100	440
100 to 200	29
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2