Weather Records on 8 January 2015

1,311 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2015. Highest significance: Cape Leveque, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 2015

On 8 January 2015, 1,311 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
370 were record highs and 408 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 35 monthly and 1,273 daily.
Cape Leveque set an all-time record daily precipitation of 400.0 mm (15.7 in) on 8 January 2015.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 553 records.

Record Map

1,311 stations

1,311 station records on 8 January 2015 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2015: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cape Leveque	Australia	Record daily precipitation	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Keith	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Thermopolis	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Lincang	China	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Nuland	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Middelburg	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Kunming	China	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Tetonia Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Uccle	Belgium	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Milang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Chaam	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Anthonis	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Yeeda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kanmantoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Arltunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Avon Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Helen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kapellebrug	Netherlands	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Buxton	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.0 C (55.4 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Myroodah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.0 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Lancang	China	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Two Wells	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ouesso	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Callington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.4 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Biser	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-38.8 C (-37.8 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Prospect 2 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown Wwtp	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheffield	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.9 C (58.8 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Streator 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Kent	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dampier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
The Garden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Korumburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Solingen-Hohenscheid	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Waddington	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	15.1 C (59.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Northdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Fishtail	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tennant Creek Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Langhorne Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chuxiong	China	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Derby Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.6 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mangareva	French Polynesia	Record daily precipitation	156.0 mm (6.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kleiner Inselsberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record high maximum temperature	23.6 C (74.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rhinelander	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart River Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Leo 6 SW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Homer AP	United States	Record high maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sernovodsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bradford	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Trenton Falls	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Samarkand	Uzbekistan	Record high maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Astara	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,311 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2015 by type: Highest daily maximum 239, Lowest daily maximum 197, Highest daily minimum 131, Lowest daily minimum 211, Heaviest daily rainfall 498, Heaviest daily snowfall 15, Deepest snow cover 20.

Records on 8 January 2015 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	239
Lowest daily maximum	197
Highest daily minimum	131
Lowest daily minimum	211
Heaviest daily rainfall	498
Heaviest daily snowfall	15
Deepest snow cover	20

Records on 8 January 2015 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 35, daily 1,273.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,142 broken records

Margins by which the 1,142 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 2015

Top 20 records on 8 January 2015 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2015	Cape Leveque, AU	all-time rain	400.0 mm (15.7 in)	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	65 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 January 2015	Keith, AU	daily rain	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	79 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2015	Thermopolis, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	104 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2015	Lincang, CN	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	21 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2015	Simao, CN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	55 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2015	Nuland, NL	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	18.1 mm (0.7 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2015	Middelburg, NL	daily rain	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2015	Kunming, CN	daily rain	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	30.4 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	Tetonia Exp STN, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	Uccle, BE	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	111 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	Morrisville 6 SW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	Milang, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	Chaam, NL	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	St Anthonis, NL	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	Yeeda, AU	daily rain	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	Kanmantoo, AU	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	Arltunga, AU	daily rain	100.2 mm (3.9 in)	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	Avon Downs, AU	daily rain	74.0 mm (2.9 in)	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	76 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	Glen Helen, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	58.8 mm (2.3 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2015	Kapellebrug, NL	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	50 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 2015

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2015. 2015 had 1,311 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 2026-10-16 (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	1,121
50 to 100	15
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	1