Weather Records on 8 January 2001

954 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2001. Highest significance: Barrow AP, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 2001

On 8 January 2001, 954 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
424 were record highs and 129 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 11 were all-time records, 54 monthly and 889 daily.
Barrow AP set a monthly record daily snowfall of 18.5 cm (7.3 in) on 8 January 2001.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 555 records.

Record Map

954 stations

954 station records on 8 January 2001 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2001: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Barrow AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Beacon	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Goodlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Bad Axe	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Carterville	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Borenore Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Valparaiso Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Snowshoe Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kitlane	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Merredin Research Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Irkutsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cakir	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Utsunomiya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Martinsdale 3 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Snoqualmie Falls	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cadoux	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Budapest	Hungary	Record high minimum temperature	6.9 C (44.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Zagreb-Gric	Croatia	Record high maximum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ljubljana Bezigrad	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	37.4 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
San Miguel Ejutla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.2 C (31.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenwald	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.2 C (-22.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Homutovo	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.9 C (-52.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Kazan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-0.4 C (31.3 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mwanza	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Uman	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	3.0 C (37.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Varfu Omul	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Postojna	Slovenia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kalannie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bygdea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	33.4 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lugansk	Ukraine	Record high minimum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Muntadgin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chakola (Riversdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meander	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bulgan	Mongolia	Record low minimum temperature	-41.6 C (-42.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hutag	Mongolia	Record low minimum temperature	-47.6 C (-53.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vinton	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chinggis Khaan Intl	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-31.3 C (-24.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Rodriguez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tunka	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.4 C (-51.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Valujki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	6.0 C (42.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jourerdine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tokyo	Japan	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Choibalsan	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.1 C (-22.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Haines AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Shirakawa	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chichibu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Yokohama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maanti	Mongolia	Record low maximum temperature	-30.5 C (-22.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bajandaj	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.9 C (-52.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tunka	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-34.5 C (-30.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Babuskin	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

954 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2001 by type: Highest daily maximum 203, Lowest daily maximum 63, Highest daily minimum 221, Lowest daily minimum 66, Heaviest daily rainfall 330, Heaviest daily snowfall 5, Deepest snow cover 66.

Records on 8 January 2001 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	203
Lowest daily maximum	63
Highest daily minimum	221
Lowest daily minimum	66
Heaviest daily rainfall	330
Heaviest daily snowfall	5
Deepest snow cover	66

Records on 8 January 2001 by timescale: all-time 11, monthly 54, daily 889.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

822 broken records

Margins by which the 822 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 2001

Top 20 records on 8 January 2001 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2001	Barrow AP, US	monthly snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	38 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2001	Beacon, AU	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	73 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Goodlands, AU	daily rain	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	51.4 mm (2.0 in)	38 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Bad Axe, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Carterville, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	86 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Borenore Store, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	77 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Valparaiso Wtr Wks, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Snowshoe Lake, US	all-time snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Kitlane, AU	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	86 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Turlock #2, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	94 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Merredin Research Station, AU	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	86 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Irkutsk, RU	daily low max	-35.3 C (-31.5 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	107 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Cakir, RU	all-time low min	-48.9 C (-56.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high max	5.7 C (42.3 F)	2.7 C (4.9 F)	108 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Utsunomiya, JP	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.5 mm (0.9 in)	26 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Bogoroditskoye-Fenino, RU	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Martinsdale 3 NNW, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	97 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Snoqualmie Falls, US	daily high min	9.4 C (48.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Cadoux, AU	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	41 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2001	Budapest, HU	daily high min	6.9 C (44.4 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	99 years	40 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 2001

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2001. 2001 had 954 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 2001-01-08: 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	786
50 to 100	23
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1