Weather Records on 8 January 2002

1,628 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2002. Highest significance: Heath, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 2002

On 8 January 2002, 1,628 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
1,234 were record highs and 207 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 111 monthly and 1,514 daily.
Heath set a monthly record daily precipitation of 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 8 January 2002.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 551 records.

Record Map

1,628 stations

1,628 station records on 8 January 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Heath	United States	Record daily precipitation	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Cape Bruny Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Premaydena Hatchery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Woodbridge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Biddenham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgewater (Treatment Plant)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bream Creek (Stroud)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Margaret Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Guajataca Dam	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Glasgow #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grove (Comparison)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
McPherson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Fortine 1 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Superior	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hastings Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl	Germany	Record snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Webster	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Salida	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sedro-Woolley	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Logan	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Sundance	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.5 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Park Beach	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port Davey (Melaleuca)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.9 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Rapids #1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Leoti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oregon	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crete 4ESE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Loup City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
N Loup	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Paul	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Castlewood	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wilbur	United States	Record high maximum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Thermopolis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Oberviechtach	Germany	Record snow depth	59.0 cm (23.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Duncan	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Long Prairie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Glendive	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Savage	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Wibaux 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Winifred	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Alliance 1WNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Forestburg 4 NNE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Spearfish	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,628 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 680, Lowest daily maximum 55, Highest daily minimum 554, Lowest daily minimum 152, Heaviest daily rainfall 144, Heaviest daily snowfall 7, Deepest snow cover 36.

Records on 8 January 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	680
Lowest daily maximum	55
Highest daily minimum	554
Lowest daily minimum	152
Heaviest daily rainfall	144
Heaviest daily snowfall	7
Deepest snow cover	36

Records on 8 January 2002 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 111, daily 1,514.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,283 broken records

Margins by which the 1,283 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 2002

Top 20 records on 8 January 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2002	Heath, US	monthly rain	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	53 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2002	Cape Bruny Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	104 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2002	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	50 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2002	Premaydena Hatchery, AU	daily rain	56.8 mm (2.2 in)	39.3 mm (1.5 in)	51 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2002	Woodbridge, AU	daily rain	43.6 mm (1.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Biddenham, AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Vladivostok, RU	daily rain	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	8 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Bridgewater (Treatment Plant), AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	30.6 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Beaver City, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	105 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Bream Creek (Stroud), AU	daily rain	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	58 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Lake Margaret Dam, AU	daily rain	71.8 mm (2.8 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	51 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Guajataca Dam, PR	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Agate 3 E, US	daily high max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	98 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Glasgow #2, US	daily high max	15.6 C (60.1 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Grove (Comparison), AU	daily rain	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	McPherson, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Fortine 1 N, US	monthly high min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	88 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Superior, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	100 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Hastings Chalet, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2002	Tirschenreuth-Lodermuhl, DE	daily snow depth	46.0 cm (18.1 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	24 years	44 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 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2002. 2002 had 1,628 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 2002-01-08: 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	1,260
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	2