Weather Records on 8 January 1991

872 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1991. Highest significance: Merlin Station, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 1991

On 8 January 1991, 872 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 38 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 842 daily.
Merlin Station set a daily record precipitation of 120.0 mm (4.7 in) on 8 January 1991.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

872 stations

872 station records on 8 January 1991 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1991: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Clearbrook	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Cameron	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Bochum	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Bulliwallah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Elandspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Dodson 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Elm Springs 3 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Alkmaar	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Strathmuir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Carmichael (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Amistad 5 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sapporo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Oorschot	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Manzini/Matsapa Air	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Kidston Gold Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Bundabaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Toomba Stud	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Legkraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pietersburg Muni	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Katandra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ytiniche	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.2 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Carpentaria Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	155.0 mm (6.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Capitanea (Varzea da Larga)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kalispell Glacier AP	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandrivierspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Killdeer 8 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Francistown	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	48.1 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Evanston 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Manati 2 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bayview Model Basin	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moray Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palmaryville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harlem	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Heron 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ogden Sugar Factory	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bellingham Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Garnet Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Innot Hot Springs Township	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Nikolaevsk-Na-Amure	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-11.8 C (10.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sprague	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Clearbrook	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mbabane	Swaziland	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	10.3 C (50.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bergzicht	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Summerville 4W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Myers Page Fld AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tenosique (Smn)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nikolskoye/Beringa Ostrov	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.8 C (33.4 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Martenshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Newhalem	United States	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aleksandrovsk-Sahalinskij	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-6.8 C (19.8 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	7.7 C (45.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Osijek	Croatia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	6.8 C (44.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

872 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1991 by type: Highest daily maximum 185, Lowest daily maximum 19, Highest daily minimum 185, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 369, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 44.

Records on 8 January 1991 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	185
Lowest daily maximum	19
Highest daily minimum	185
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	369
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	44

Records on 8 January 1991 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 27, daily 842.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

739 broken records

Margins by which the 739 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 1991

Top 20 records on 8 January 1991 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1991	Merlin Station, AU	daily rain	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	72 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1991	Clearbrook, US	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	21.1 cm (8.3 in)	75 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1991	Cameron, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	52.4 mm (2.1 in)	44 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1991	Bochum, ZA	daily rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Bulliwallah, AU	daily rain	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	68 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Elandspoort, ZA	monthly rain	129.2 mm (5.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	71 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Dodson 1 WNW, US	all-time snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Elm Springs 3 ESE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	67 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Alkmaar, ZA	daily rain	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Strathmuir, AU	daily rain	204.0 mm (8.0 in)	143.0 mm (5.6 in)	41 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Carmichael (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	54.2 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Pretoria-Waterkloof-Cntry, ZA	daily rain	80.8 mm (3.2 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Amistad 5 SSW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Sapporo, JP	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23.5 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Oorschot, ZA	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Manzini/Matsapa Air, SZ	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	73 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Kidston Gold Mine, AU	daily rain	123.6 mm (4.9 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	40 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Bundabaroo, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	52 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Toomba Stud, AU	daily rain	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	75.8 mm (3.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1991	Legkraal, ZA	all-time rain	129.0 mm (5.1 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	46 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 1991

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1991. 1991 had 872 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	688
50 to 100	30
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2