Weather Records on 8 January 1987

820 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1987. Highest significance: Soltau, DE.

Key Facts for 8 January 1987

On 8 January 1987, 820 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 336 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 782 daily.
Soltau set a daily record precipitation of 31.1 mm (1.2 in) on 8 January 1987.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

820 stations

820 station records on 8 January 1987 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1987: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Soltau	Germany	Record daily precipitation	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sterling	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rotenburg (Wumme)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Wolfsburg (Sudwest)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Ellsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Hudson	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Annaturm	Germany	Record daily precipitation	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Celle (Stadt)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
La Crescent Dam 7	United States	Record snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pierce 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bergen/Flesland	Norway	Record snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Forest Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record daily precipitation	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bederkesa	Germany	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwell 3 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Casper-Natrona Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Krasnaja_Gora	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Saguache	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gogland	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Karesuando	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-36.2 C (-33.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Seligman	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coldwater	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sortavala	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wichita	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hatlestrand	Norway	Record snow depth	45.0 cm (17.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Forse	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pitea	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-27.5 C (-17.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Chandler	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
King Salmon	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Roma	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Malmberget	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-29.6 C (-21.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hovlandsdal	Norway	Record snow depth	69.0 cm (27.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Vyborg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.4 C (-22.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-55.1 C (-67.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Slurry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gruver	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record low maximum temperature	-33.5 C (-28.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Puente San Isidro	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokkmokk	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Rush 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Meadows of Dan 5 SW	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vyborg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.8 C (-34.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-50.9 C (-59.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cimarron	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Holton	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vasilevici	Belarus	Record low minimum temperature	-35.1 C (-31.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Lourenco Do Sul	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	96.2 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Narva	Estonia	Record low minimum temperature	-36.6 C (-33.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ambrolauri	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-27.1 C (-16.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

820 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1987 by type: Highest daily maximum 64, Lowest daily maximum 158, Highest daily minimum 55, Lowest daily minimum 178, Heaviest daily rainfall 246, Heaviest daily snowfall 68, Deepest snow cover 51.

Records on 8 January 1987 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	64
Lowest daily maximum	158
Highest daily minimum	55
Lowest daily minimum	178
Heaviest daily rainfall	246
Heaviest daily snowfall	68
Deepest snow cover	51

Records on 8 January 1987 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 25, daily 782.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

699 broken records

Margins by which the 699 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1987

Top 20 records on 8 January 1987 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1987	Soltau, DE	daily rain	31.1 mm (1.2 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1987	Sterling, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	92 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1987	Rotenburg (Wumme), DE	monthly rain	43.8 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	18 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1987	Wolfsburg (Sudwest), DE	daily rain	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Ellsworth, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Hudson, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	56 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Annaturm, DE	daily rain	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Celle (Stadt), DE	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	La Crescent Dam 7, US	all-time snow depth	101.6 cm (40.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	27 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Pierce 1 E, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Bergen/Flesland, NO	all-time snow depth	74.0 cm (29.1 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	27 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Haparanda, SE	daily low max	-32.0 C (-25.6 F)	5.2 C (9.4 F)	100 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Upper Forest Springs, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	59 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Chuuk WSO AP, FM	daily rain	124.2 mm (4.9 in)	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	31 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Bederkesa, DE	monthly rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	11 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Oklahoma Cy Will Rogers World, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	9 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Maxwell 3 NW, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	80 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Casper-Natrona Co AP, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Shovi, GE	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1987	Krasnaja_Gora, RU	all-time low min	-36.3 C (-33.3 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	46 years	39 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 1987

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1987. 1987 had 820 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	655
50 to 100	25
100 to 150	12
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2