Weather Records on 8 January 1999

1,107 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1999. Highest significance: Manchester 4 W, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1999

On 8 January 1999, 1,107 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
305 were record highs and 130 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 1,072 daily.
Manchester 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 50.8 mm (2.0 in) on 8 January 1999.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

1,107 stations

1,107 station records on 8 January 1999 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1999: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Manchester 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Thurlga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Madison	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Maryvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kondoolka	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Murray Bridge Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Watseka Public Works	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lowell Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Dalecarlia Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pulaski	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Peru	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Logansport Cicott St	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lihue Vrty STN 1062.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Danville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Monticello	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Winamac 2SSE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Nonning	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pleasant Hill	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Salyersville #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wabash	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yardea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Castanhao	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jerseyville 2 SW	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wapello	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Siam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tailem Bend	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Morwell (Mail Centre)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Friend 3E	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chicago Midway AP 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Park Forest Water	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kimba (Yeltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Giffard	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
East Sale Comparison	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Petersburg 3SSW	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Burlington 2S	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flemingsburg 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paintsville 1E	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Adrian 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsburg E W Virginia Rgnl	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coober Pedy (Ingomar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gen. Santos	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Roundup	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Helen Springs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Indianapolis SE Side	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Greene	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Mabel Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bordeaux-Merignac	France	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,107 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1999 by type: Highest daily maximum 177, Lowest daily maximum 71, Highest daily minimum 128, Lowest daily minimum 59, Heaviest daily rainfall 365, Heaviest daily snowfall 122, Deepest snow cover 185.

Records on 8 January 1999 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	177
Lowest daily maximum	71
Highest daily minimum	128
Lowest daily minimum	59
Heaviest daily rainfall	365
Heaviest daily snowfall	122
Deepest snow cover	185

Records on 8 January 1999 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 31, daily 1,072.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

890 broken records

Margins by which the 890 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 381.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1999

Top 20 records on 8 January 1999 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1999	Manchester 4 W, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	92 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1999	Anderson Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1999	Thurlga, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	24.8 mm (1.0 in)	80 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Ft Madison, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Maryvale, AU	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Kondoolka, AU	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Murray Bridge Comparison, AU	daily rain	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Watseka Public Works, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	W Lafayette 6 NW, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Lowell Wwtp, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Dalecarlia Rsvr, US	monthly rain	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Mt Pulaski, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	23 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Peru, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	29 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Champaign 3S, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Logansport Cicott St, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Lihue Vrty STN 1062.1, US	daily rain	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Danville Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Monticello, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Winamac 2SSE, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 1999	Nonning, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	63 years	48 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 1999

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1999. 1999 had 1,107 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 1999-01-08: 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	757
50 to 100	61
100 to 150	29
150 to 200	26
200 to 250	9
250 to 300	5
300 to 350	2
350 to 400	1