Weather Records on 8 January 2020

565 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2020. Highest significance: Bamboo Creek, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 2020

On 8 January 2020, 565 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
453 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 21 monthly and 544 daily.
Bamboo Creek set a daily record precipitation of 110.0 mm (4.3 in) on 8 January 2020.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 558 records.

Record Map

565 stations

565 station records on 8 January 2020 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2020: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bamboo Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Wallal Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Carlindie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Muccan	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lexington	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pardoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sodankyla AWS	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Warrawagine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Owase	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	22.4 C (72.3 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Theda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Wakayama	Japan	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
De Grey	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Falun	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Himeji	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.5 C (63.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Batamaj	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lattakia	Syria	Record daily precipitation	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poona	India	Record high minimum temperature	17.4 C (63.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Viljujsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-11.2 C (11.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mulyie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	107.0 mm (4.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nagoya	Japan	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zonguldak	Turkey	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cali/Alfonso Bonill	Colombia	Record low minimum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hikone	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	16.2 C (61.2 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_A	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Eggegrund	Sweden	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Shaoguan	China	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jokioinen Jokioisten Observato	Finland	Record high minimum temperature	3.8 C (38.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sibiti	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high minimum temperature	22.6 C (72.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Irako	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Yokkaichi	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stavanger - Valand	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	9.8 C (49.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Nakhon Sawan	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.5 C (97.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Guyra (Gowan Brae)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.4 mm (2.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sangary	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-25.1 C (-13.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Olekminsk	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Uchur	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-6.0 C (21.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cjulbju	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-20.2 C (-4.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Birobidzhan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-1.2 C (29.8 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Troutdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
St Joseph Rosecrans Mem AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salalah	Oman	Record high minimum temperature	23.5 C (74.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mora_A	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	8.6 C (47.5 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lop Buri	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lanai AP 656	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Jian	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mustasaari Valassaaret	Finland	Record high maximum temperature	7.4 C (45.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nagoya	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	17.7 C (63.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mishima	Japan	Record high maximum temperature	19.3 C (66.7 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suntar	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-7.0 C (19.4 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Suphan Buri	Thailand	Record high maximum temperature	35.1 C (95.2 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gifu	Japan	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Takle	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	10.7 C (51.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
New Plymouth AWS	New Zealand	Record low minimum temperature	5.8 C (42.4 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dzardzan	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Njurba	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-9.6 C (14.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Culman	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

565 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2020 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 195, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 80, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 January 2020 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	195
Lowest daily minimum	10
Heaviest daily rainfall	80
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 January 2020 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 21, daily 544.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

510 broken records

Margins by which the 510 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 2020

Top 20 records on 8 January 2020 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2020	Bamboo Creek, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	92 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2020	Wallal Downs, AU	daily rain	147.0 mm (5.8 in)	120.5 mm (4.7 in)	44 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2020	Noupoort, ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	121 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Carlindie, AU	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	80 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Muccan, AU	daily rain	101.8 mm (4.0 in)	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Lexington, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	108 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Pardoo Station, AU	daily rain	103.0 mm (4.1 in)	69.0 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Sodankyla AWS, FI	daily high min	0.0 C (32.0 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	100 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Warrawagine, AU	daily rain	96.4 mm (3.8 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Kahuku 912, US	daily high min	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Owase, JP	monthly high max	22.4 C (72.3 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	60 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Theda, AU	daily rain	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Wakayama, JP	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.6 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Vasteras-Hasslo, SE	daily high max	9.8 C (49.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	89 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	De Grey, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Tsuruga, JP	monthly high max	18.2 C (64.8 F)	1.5 C (2.7 F)	55 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Falun, SE	daily high max	9.0 C (48.2 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Himeji, JP	monthly high max	17.5 C (63.5 F)	0.3 C (0.5 F)	62 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Batamaj, RU	daily high min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	11.1 C (20.0 F)	26 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2020	Lattakia, SY	monthly rain	132.3 mm (5.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	45 years	35 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 2020

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2020. 2020 had 565 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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Data for records on 2020-01-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 20	490
20 to 40	11
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	2
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1