Weather Records on 8 January 2005

1,764 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2005. Highest significance: Orderville, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 2005

On 8 January 2005, 1,764 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
947 were record highs and 64 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 99 monthly and 1,662 daily.
Orderville set a daily record precipitation of 45.5 mm (1.8 in) on 8 January 2005.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 550 records.

Record Map

1,764 stations

1,764 station records on 8 January 2005 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2005: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Orderville	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Angola	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Cork	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Rochester	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Preston	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Reno AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Stromsfoss Sluse	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carson City	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
American Falls 6 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Terre Haute Indiana State	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Fana - Stend	Norway	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Tiffin	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Waitara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Glendora Fc 287B	United States	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoe City	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Goshen 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Visby_Flygplats	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Virginia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Wandoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Chester	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pioche	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	7.6 C (45.7 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.5 C (54.5 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
W Lafayette 6 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bjelasnica	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Record high maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oltedal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Susanville 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Yosemite Park HQ	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Butte 5SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sonnblick	Austria	Record high minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Stockholm	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.3 C (48.7 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bonham Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Covert	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Norwalk Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hohenpeissenberg	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Heinersreuth-Vollhof	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kristianstad	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ulricehamn	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.2 C (46.8 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Anderson Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tierra Amarilla 4 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Odessa	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bamberg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	13.5 C (56.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Putbus	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.7 C (42.3 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waren	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	11.4 C (52.5 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clausthal-Zellerfeld	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pecs Pogany	Hungary	Record high maximum temperature	13.7 C (56.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Velikie Luki	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.1 C (35.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,764 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2005 by type: Highest daily maximum 609, Lowest daily maximum 31, Highest daily minimum 338, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 544, Heaviest daily snowfall 147, Deepest snow cover 62.

Records on 8 January 2005 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	609
Lowest daily maximum	31
Highest daily minimum	338
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	544
Heaviest daily snowfall	147
Deepest snow cover	62

Records on 8 January 2005 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 99, daily 1,662.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,545 broken records

Margins by which the 1,545 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 293.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 2005

Top 20 records on 8 January 2005 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2005	Orderville, US	daily rain	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	65 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2005	Angola, US	daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	82 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2005	Cork, IE	all-time rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	3 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Rochester, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	93 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Preston, US	daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	29.3 cm (11.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Reno AP, US	daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	56 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Stromsfoss Sluse, NO	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	117 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Carson City, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	American Falls 6 NE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	93 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Mina, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	105 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Terre Haute Indiana State, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Fana - Stend, NO	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Bowling Green Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Tiffin, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	93 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Waitara, AU	daily rain	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	80.2 mm (3.2 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Glendora Fc 287B, US	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	65 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Bishop AP, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	96 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Tahoe City, US	daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	89 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Goshen 3SW, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2005	Visby_Flygplats, SE	daily high max	9.3 C (48.7 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	114 years	47 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 2005

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2005. 2005 had 1,764 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 2005-01-08: 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 2026-10-16 (16 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	1,455
50 to 100	55
100 to 150	20
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	7
250 to 300	4