Weather Records on 12 January 2008

715 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 12 January 2008. Highest significance: Crowfels Station, AU.

Key Facts for 12 January 2008

On 12 January 2008, 715 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
262 were record highs and 170 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 7 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 688 daily.
Crowfels Station set a daily record precipitation of 98.2 mm (3.9 in) on 12 January 2008.
Across 156 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 517 records.

Record Map

715 stations

715 station records on 12 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 12 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Crowfels Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Zonia Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Taroom Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Manfred Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Shionomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canobie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Millungera Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Waddy Brae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Palma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hornet Bank Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Shimonoseki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hiroshima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kviteseid - Moen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Turkmen-Bashi	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kumamoto	Japan	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kinnoul	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Nashua 2 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Cerro	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Uwajima	Japan	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Urgench	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-16.3 C (2.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Numil Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	200.0 mm (7.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Renovo	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Waverly	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arequipa	Peru	Record low maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Edisto Beach Sp	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Asosan	Japan	Record daily precipitation	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cimbaj	Uzbekistan	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kilbeggan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarnagulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Daniel Z Romualdez	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	119.1 mm (4.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Dashauz	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-29.1 C (-20.4 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newburyport	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lunner	Norway	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Prairie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kyzylorda	Kazakhstan	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Dansville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kastamonu	Turkey	Record low minimum temperature	-17.4 C (0.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Murotomisaki	Japan	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tecoma	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Caltepec	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dashauz	Turkmenistan	Record low maximum temperature	-16.4 C (2.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Benmore: Younger Botanic Garde	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canberra Airport Comparison	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	20.9 C (69.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Brinard Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Moonah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Xiamen	China	Record high maximum temperature	28.4 C (83.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jalacingo	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
T Uleniy-Ostrov	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sivas	Turkey	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Daytona Beach	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Fitzwilliam 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillgrove Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tiree	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corfield-Manuka St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Colodan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

715 records

Records set or tied on 12 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 120, Lowest daily maximum 78, Highest daily minimum 142, Lowest daily minimum 92, Heaviest daily rainfall 258, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 12 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	120
Lowest daily maximum	78
Highest daily minimum	142
Lowest daily minimum	92
Heaviest daily rainfall	258
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 12 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 7, monthly 20, daily 688.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

576 broken records

Margins by which the 576 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

12 January 2008

Top 20 records on 12 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 January 2008	Crowfels Station, AU	daily rain	98.2 mm (3.9 in)	79.1 mm (3.1 in)	88 years	73 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2008	Zonia Downs, AU	monthly rain	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	48 years	69 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2008	Taroom Post Office, AU	daily rain	77.4 mm (3.0 in)	41.8 mm (1.6 in)	109 years	63 of 100 (Major)
12 January 2008	Manfred Downs Station, AU	daily rain	71.2 mm (2.8 in)	29.3 mm (1.2 in)	116 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	102 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Shionomisaki, JP	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	78.1 mm (3.1 in)	20 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Canobie, AU	daily rain	99.8 mm (3.9 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Millungera Station, AU	all-time rain	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	24.0 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Waddy Brae, AU	daily rain	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	La Palma, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	70 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Hornet Bank Homestead, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Shimonoseki, JP	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	48 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Hiroshima, JP	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	53 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Kviteseid - Moen, NO	daily rain	29.8 mm (1.2 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Turkmen-Bashi, TM	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	8.8 C (15.8 F)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low max	-12.5 C (9.5 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Kumamoto, JP	monthly rain	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Kinnoul, AU	daily rain	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Nashua 2 NNW, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2008	Cerro, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	43 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

1794 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2008. 2008 had 715 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-12 in each year
Year	Records
1794	2
1812	1
1830	2
1840	1
1849	1
1851	1
1856	2
1863	2
1867	1
1871	3
1873	2
1874	1
1875	2
1876	2
1877	3
1879	1
1881	1
1882	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	3
1889	1
1890	1
1893	4
1894	1
1895	4
1896	3
1897	4
1898	7
1899	9
1900	3
1901	8
1902	6
1903	13
1904	3
1905	15
1906	4
1907	12
1908	29
1909	19
1910	43
1911	70
1912	55
1913	19
1914	67
1915	39
1916	47
1917	118
1918	148
1919	24
1920	73
1921	31
1922	71
1923	65
1924	87
1925	141
1926	65
1927	144
1928	629
1929	103
1930	185
1931	142
1932	475
1933	91
1934	222
1935	299
1936	334
1937	260
1938	179
1939	296
1940	315
1941	246
1942	327
1943	440
1944	119
1945	490
1946	288
1947	258
1948	330
1949	510
1950	399
1951	368
1952	268
1953	1,207
1954	427
1955	302
1956	503
1957	376
1958	410
1959	568
1960	1,365
1961	291
1962	1,397
1963	2,005
1964	635
1965	346
1966	485
1967	436
1968	1,207
1969	514
1970	527
1971	763
1972	1,289
1973	564
1974	1,057
1975	1,205
1976	986
1977	1,078
1978	711
1979	1,295
1980	1,442
1981	1,508
1982	1,614
1983	1,115
1984	596
1985	896
1986	690
1987	2,007
1988	841
1989	1,019
1990	637
1991	1,324
1992	774
1993	1,923
1994	942
1995	1,688
1996	1,596
1997	1,957
1998	1,077
1999	871
2000	1,061
2001	575
2002	1,011
2003	737
2004	651
2005	1,918
2006	1,117
2007	1,410
2008	715
2009	839
2010	1,044
2011	1,714
2012	810
2013	1,481
2014	515
2015	743
2016	400
2017	1,358
2018	1,198
2019	919
2020	1,310
2021	618
2022	570
2023	830
2024	1,068
2025	543
2026	630

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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 2026-10-17 (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	559
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1