Weather Records on 8 January 2016

748 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2016. Highest significance: Veselyi Podil, UA.

Key Facts for 8 January 2016

On 8 January 2016, 748 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
278 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 30 monthly and 718 daily.
Veselyi Podil set a monthly record daily precipitation of 32.0 mm (1.3 in) on 8 January 2016.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 556 records.

Record Map

748 stations

748 station records on 8 January 2016 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2016: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Veselyi Podil	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Rylsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Romny	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hadiach	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Manassa	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Washta	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Alamosa-Bergman Fld	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Bradshaw	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Mtn	United States	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Eskdale	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jiggs 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Albacete Los Llanos	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	9.6 C (49.3 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rockwell City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Blanding	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Segen-Kyuel	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Allerton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamoni	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kirwin Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paradise	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cortez	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sheldon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ponyri	Russia	Record daily precipitation	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huesca	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sikasso	Mali	Record low maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maun	Botswana	Record high minimum temperature	26.6 C (79.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barcelona/Aeropuerto	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	13.4 C (56.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Valencia	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	16.0 C (60.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Jakutsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-31.6 C (-24.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ignasino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-26.3 C (-15.3 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Black Rvr Pumps	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
McGill	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Menno	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Capo Bellavista	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Atbasar	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-37.6 C (-35.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record high minimum temperature	10.4 C (50.7 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Thomas 2 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Le Mars	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
M'Puoya	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record low minimum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Quelimane	Mozambique	Record high minimum temperature	27.9 C (82.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mancos 1SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hartington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Tonopah	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hecla 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Payson	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Heber (Black Mesa) Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Sioux Falls	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.9 cm (4.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Merikarvia Tuorila Alakyla	Finland	Record daily precipitation	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buholmrasa Fyr	Norway	Record low maximum temperature	-8.7 C (16.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

748 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2016 by type: Highest daily maximum 87, Lowest daily maximum 26, Highest daily minimum 191, Lowest daily minimum 20, Heaviest daily rainfall 284, Heaviest daily snowfall 110, Deepest snow cover 30.

Records on 8 January 2016 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	87
Lowest daily maximum	26
Highest daily minimum	191
Lowest daily minimum	20
Heaviest daily rainfall	284
Heaviest daily snowfall	110
Deepest snow cover	30

Records on 8 January 2016 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 30, daily 718.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

648 broken records

Margins by which the 648 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 2016

Top 20 records on 8 January 2016 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2016	Veselyi Podil, UA	monthly rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	63 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2016	Rylsk, RU	monthly rain	42.8 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	6 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Romny, UA	monthly rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Cortez, US	daily snowfall	23.9 cm (9.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	50 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Hadiach, UA	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.7 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Manassa, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	76 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Washta, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	97 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Alamosa-Bergman Fld, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	52 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Bradshaw, US	daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	104 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Eureka, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	124 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Blue Ridge Rs, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	28 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Laurel Mtn, US	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	9 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Eskdale, US	monthly snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	110 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Jiggs 2NE, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	0 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Albacete Los Llanos, ES	daily high min	9.6 C (49.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	109 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Rockwell City, US	daily high min	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Blanding, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	84 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Segen-Kyuel, RU	daily high min	-24.8 C (-12.6 F)	11.8 C (21.2 F)	52 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2016	Allerton, US	daily high min	0.6 C (33.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	101 years	41 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 2016

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2016. 2016 had 748 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	611
50 to 100	22
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	0
300 to 350	3