Weather Records on 8 January 1993

1,525 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1993. Highest significance: Mormon Flat, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1993

On 8 January 1993, 1,525 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
447 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 13 were all-time records, 92 monthly and 1,420 daily.
Mormon Flat set a monthly record daily precipitation of 69.9 mm (2.8 in) on 8 January 1993.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

1,525 stations

1,525 station records on 8 January 1993 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1993: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Mormon Flat	United States	Record daily precipitation	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Beowawe	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Redrock 1 NNE	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Window Rock 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Sanders	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Partoun	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Anderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Ft Bayard 4W	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
San Simon	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Quitman 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mesa	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Tucson Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Paisley	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Bellaire 8 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cove 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wedgefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Huoshan	China	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tehachapi	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Belle Fourche	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rapid City Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Bison 3NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dillon	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Gauhati	India	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chevelon Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Willcox	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Alturas	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Rushmore Nmem	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Wuhan	China	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pelion 0.8 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sugar Land	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chanchichimila	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record daily precipitation	160.5 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Eastman 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Garfield	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Chicapa de Castro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ailey	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Dufurrena - Denio 22WSW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Custer	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Petrified Forest Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jerome	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Swainsboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Tipton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Redington	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sierraville Rs	United States	Record snow depth	109.2 cm (43.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fairfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indaiatuba	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.1 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roosevelt 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
San Carlos Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Valley Falls 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cliff 11 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ontario Ksrv	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Panguitch	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,525 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1993 by type: Highest daily maximum 107, Lowest daily maximum 32, Highest daily minimum 340, Lowest daily minimum 43, Heaviest daily rainfall 659, Heaviest daily snowfall 215, Deepest snow cover 129.

Records on 8 January 1993 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	107
Lowest daily maximum	32
Highest daily minimum	340
Lowest daily minimum	43
Heaviest daily rainfall	659
Heaviest daily snowfall	215
Deepest snow cover	129

Records on 8 January 1993 by timescale: all-time 13, monthly 92, daily 1,420.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,267 broken records

Margins by which the 1,267 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 585.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1993

Top 20 records on 8 January 1993 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1993	Mormon Flat, US	monthly rain	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	59 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1993	Beowawe, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1993	Redrock 1 NNE, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	86 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1993	Window Rock 4 SW, US	monthly rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	41 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1993	Sanders, US	monthly rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	41 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1993	Partoun, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	86 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1993	Anderson, US	daily rain	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1993	Ft Bayard 4W, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	86 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1993	San Simon, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1993	Quitman 2 NW, US	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	97 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1993	Mesa, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	88 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1993	Millen 4 N, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	81 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1993	Tucson Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1993	Americus, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	61 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1993	Paisley, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1993	Bellaire 8 N, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1993	Cove 1 E, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1993	Wedgefield, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	67 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1993	Huoshan, CN	daily rain	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1993	Tehachapi, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	77 years	53 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 1993

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1993. 1993 had 1,525 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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Data for records on 1993-01-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,215
100 to 200	38
200 to 300	8
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	2