Weather Records on 8 January 2010

2,002 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2010. Highest significance: Artesia 6S, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 2010

On 8 January 2010, 2,002 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
203 were record highs and 916 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 34 were all-time records, 71 monthly and 1,897 daily.
Artesia 6S set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 8 January 2010.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 8 January 2010 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2010: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Artesia 6S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Spearfish	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Lemmon	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Emiliano Zapata	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Germantown Wastewater Utility	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wakefield 3NW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton 2W	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Leavenworth	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Faulkton	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Dodgeville Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	140.1 mm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Zearing	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ewing	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mapleton No.2	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Pipestone	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Canton	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Laughlin 2SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Owosso Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Canovanas	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	87.4 mm (3.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paulding	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Beloit	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Wauseon Wtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mission	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Defiance	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Iroquois	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Miller	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tabora Airport	Tanzania	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cherokee	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clinton	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gresham 3W	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Elwood	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Forest City 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chalk	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caro Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Horicon Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Presa El Giron	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Rison	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
De Funiak Springs 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Greeley	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lynch	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Racine Wwtp	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Des Moines Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Dublin Phoenix Park	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Buenavista de Cuellar	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Don Muang	Thailand	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,002 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2010 by type: Highest daily maximum 93, Lowest daily maximum 616, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 300, Heaviest daily rainfall 392, Heaviest daily snowfall 185, Deepest snow cover 306.

Records on 8 January 2010 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	93
Lowest daily maximum	616
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	300
Heaviest daily rainfall	392
Heaviest daily snowfall	185
Deepest snow cover	306

Records on 8 January 2010 by timescale: all-time 34, monthly 71, daily 1,897.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,583 broken records

Margins by which the 1,583 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 2010

Top 20 records on 8 January 2010 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2010	Artesia 6S, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	104 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 January 2010	Spearfish, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	84 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2010	Gospic, HR	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	26.8 mm (1.1 in)	124 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2010	Lemmon, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	100 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2010	Emiliano Zapata, MX	monthly rain	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2010	Germantown Wastewater Utility, US	daily snowfall	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	58 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2010	Wakefield 3NW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2010	Hamilton 2W, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	55 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2010	Wayne, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2010	Leavenworth, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	91 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2010	Faulkton, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	78 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2010	Dodgeville Wwtp, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	98 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2010	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	140.1 mm (5.5 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2010	Zearing, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	104 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2010	Ewing, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	40 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2010	Mapleton No.2, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	68 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2010	Pipestone, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	100 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2010	Ekalaka, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	60 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2010	Canton, US	daily snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	27 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2010	Real del Monte, MX	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

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 2010

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2010. 2010 had 2,002 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 2026-10-17 (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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 January 2010
Margin	Records
0 to 100	1,511
100 to 200	50
200 to 300	14
300 to 400	7
400 to 500	1