Weather Records on 22 January 2008

795 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 January 2008. Highest significance: Redstone, US.

Key Facts for 22 January 2008

On 22 January 2008, 795 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
202 were record highs and 367 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 772 daily.
Redstone set a monthly record daily precipitation of 28.4 mm (1.1 in) on 22 January 2008.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 473 records.

Record Map

795 stations

795 station records on 22 January 2008 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 January 2008: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Redstone	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Stoughton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wagga Wagga (Berrillee)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Aparri	Philippines	Record daily precipitation	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Morgan	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dubuque L&D 11	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Leeming	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Vinton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sebewaing	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elkader 6 SSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Old Faithful	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Anamosa 1 WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Agate 3 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Douglas 1 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Five Points 5 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Homeleigh	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.0 mm (3.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Stonyford	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lord Howe Island Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Motozintla (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Waterdale	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ixtlahuacan (Smn)	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	43.9 C (111.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Real del Monte	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Anaconda	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haugan 1 W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dakar/Yoff	Senegal	Record high maximum temperature	35.5 C (95.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lima	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manitowoc	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Yellowstone Park Mammoth	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lisboa Geofisica	Portugal	Record high maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Verhojansk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-27.0 C (-16.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hazlehurst	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Gallatin Gateway 10SSW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Meacham	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kerki	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-19.1 C (-2.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Garwin	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bates Creek #2	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nurata	Uzbekistan	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wetumpka	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgeway 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga AMO	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Estherville 4E	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guthrie Ctr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.4 cm (4.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo 3N	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balhash	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
East London	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Paisley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.3 C (54.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Hamilton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

795 records

Records set or tied on 22 January 2008 by type: Highest daily maximum 142, Lowest daily maximum 208, Highest daily minimum 60, Lowest daily minimum 159, Heaviest daily rainfall 92, Heaviest daily snowfall 86, Deepest snow cover 48.

Records on 22 January 2008 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	142
Lowest daily maximum	208
Highest daily minimum	60
Lowest daily minimum	159
Heaviest daily rainfall	92
Heaviest daily snowfall	86
Deepest snow cover	48

Records on 22 January 2008 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 21, daily 772.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

645 broken records

Margins by which the 645 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 January 2008

Top 20 records on 22 January 2008 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 January 2008	Redstone, US	monthly rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	11.6 mm (0.5 in)	31 years	64 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2008	Stoughton Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	48 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Wagga Wagga (Berrillee), AU	daily rain	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	32 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Aparri, PH	monthly rain	166.4 mm (6.6 in)	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Manitowoc, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	78 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Ft Morgan, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Dubuque L&D 11, US	daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	56 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Leeming, GB	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	24 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Vinton, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Sebewaing, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	49 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Castle Rock, US	daily low max	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	110 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	97 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Elkader 6 SSW, US	daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	109 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Clinton Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	12.5 cm (4.9 in)	33 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Racine Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Old Faithful, US	daily low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Anamosa 1 WNW, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	48 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Agate 3 E, US	daily low min	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Douglas 1 SE, US	daily low max	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	92 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
22 January 2008	Coloso, PR	daily high min	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	98 years	42 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

1795 to 2008

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2008. 2008 had 795 records.

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

Records on 01-22 in each year
Year	Records
1795	2
1796	1
1800	1
1823	1
1829	2
1838	1
1840	1
1845	1
1850	2
1853	1
1863	1
1867	1
1872	1
1873	1
1874	2
1876	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	3
1881	3
1884	4
1887	1
1888	1
1891	3
1892	5
1893	1
1894	4
1895	5
1896	5
1897	5
1898	6
1899	11
1900	3
1901	3
1902	17
1903	14
1904	12
1905	3
1906	59
1907	16
1908	8
1909	31
1910	67
1911	16
1912	4
1913	16
1914	30
1915	30
1916	48
1917	163
1918	71
1919	27
1920	32
1921	37
1922	27
1923	52
1924	268
1925	208
1926	259
1927	453
1928	84
1929	260
1930	741
1931	138
1932	198
1933	845
1934	372
1935	461
1936	597
1937	888
1938	276
1939	261
1940	599
1941	237
1942	543
1943	1,300
1944	247
1945	129
1946	341
1947	283
1948	565
1949	365
1950	539
1951	255
1952	753
1953	202
1954	621
1955	384
1956	410
1957	789
1958	417
1959	712
1960	443
1961	1,100
1962	733
1963	574
1964	525
1965	476
1966	864
1967	1,041
1968	684
1969	830
1970	1,675
1971	323
1972	524
1973	692
1974	558
1975	469
1976	958
1977	617
1978	819
1979	897
1980	578
1981	1,192
1982	1,941
1983	974
1984	1,220
1985	1,365
1986	523
1987	1,339
1988	1,140
1989	625
1990	830
1991	654
1992	458
1993	1,700
1994	1,054
1995	1,125
1996	698
1997	1,521
1998	591
1999	1,709
2000	1,019
2001	462
2002	1,126
2003	756
2004	605
2005	1,242
2006	924
2007	1,249
2008	795
2009	1,031
2010	1,205
2011	817
2012	659
2013	785
2014	808
2015	605
2016	837
2017	1,197
2018	927
2019	635
2020	510
2021	547
2022	612
2023	630
2024	940
2025	1,485
2026	230

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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	602
50 to 100	31
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1