Weather Records on 8 January 2004

684 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2004. Highest significance: Weiser, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 2004

On 8 January 2004, 684 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
254 were record highs and 93 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 658 daily.
Weiser set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 8 January 2004.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

684 stations

684 station records on 8 January 2004 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2004: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Weiser	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Glenlyon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record daily precipitation	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Breien	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moro	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Zinapecuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Carey Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Highmarket 2W	United States	Record daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Deepwater Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Koroit	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kimberley	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	22.0 C (71.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Denton	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Turlock #2	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Elkhorn	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Coffs Harbour Mo	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	37.4 C (99.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Evesham Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
El Pilar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	36.0 C (96.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Harrison Gulch Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.4 mm (2.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newman	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lower Hay Creek	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lacrosse	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester Gtr Intl	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yanakie (Shallow Inlet)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Union City Filtration Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	26.9 C (80.4 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arlington	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bonneville Dam	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cedar Butte	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Richfield	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Franklinville	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Longview	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Merwin Dam	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Taree (Radio Station 2Re)	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	25.9 C (78.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dzilam de Bravo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Packwood	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ouray	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weiser	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Deer Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skamania Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ely AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Daandine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lindsay	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kadoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Casino Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton Olympic Pool	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	27.4 C (81.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

684 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2004 by type: Highest daily maximum 98, Lowest daily maximum 54, Highest daily minimum 156, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 51, Deepest snow cover 72.

Records on 8 January 2004 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	98
Lowest daily maximum	54
Highest daily minimum	156
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	51
Deepest snow cover	72

Records on 8 January 2004 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 18, daily 658.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

537 broken records

Margins by which the 537 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 2004

Top 20 records on 8 January 2004 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2004	Weiser, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	90 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Glenlyon Station, AU	daily rain	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	50 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Port-Gentil, GA	daily rain	190.0 mm (7.5 in)	140.0 mm (5.5 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Breien, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Newcastle, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Ashton 1N, US	daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	8 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Moro, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Zinapecuaro, MX	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	76 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Carey Downs, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	54 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Highmarket 2W, US	daily snowfall	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Deepwater Post Office, AU	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	103 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Koroit, AU	daily rain	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	106 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Kimberley, ZA	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	117 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Ridgeway 1 S, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Nemours (Ghazaouet), DZ	daily high max	22.0 C (71.6 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Denton, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	78 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Philippi, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	98 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Turlock #2, US	daily high max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2004	Elkhorn, US	daily low max	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	98 years	41 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 2004

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2004. 2004 had 684 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 2026-10-14 (14 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	483
50 to 100	26
100 to 150	14
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1
350 to 400	2