Weather Records on 8 January 2021

590 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2021. Highest significance: Maun, BW.

Key Facts for 8 January 2021

On 8 January 2021, 590 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
222 were record highs and 245 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 25 monthly and 561 daily.
Maun set an all-time record daily precipitation of 218.9 mm (8.6 in) on 8 January 2021.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 558 records.

Record Map

590 stations

590 station records on 8 January 2021 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2021: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maun	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
Mount Wilkin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Honavar	India	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Warrinilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Gibraltar	Gibraltar [United Kingdom]	Record daily precipitation	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Allambee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tenerife/Los Rodeos	Spain	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Wharton Creek Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Burdekin Shire Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Toledo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Glenorchy	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sevilla/San Pablo	Spain	Record daily precipitation	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Laghouat	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	11.8 C (53.2 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mokpo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Torrejon	Spain	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife	Spain	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Oued Irara	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Macon 3N	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Curtis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid - Retiro	Spain	Record daily precipitation	32.9 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ciudad Real	Spain	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ekalaka	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vladivostok	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gustavus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.2 C (73.8 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saga	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	1.3 C (34.3 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Shimizu	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Makurazaki	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	3.1 C (37.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Madrid/Getafe	Spain	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Brisbane Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Akune	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ushibuka	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El-Golea	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wyseby	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ikerasassuaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record high maximum temperature	7.1 C (44.8 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Incheon	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	-17.5 C (0.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Niamey Aero	Niger	Record high maximum temperature	39.5 C (103.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Birni N'Konni	Niger	Record high minimum temperature	21.6 C (70.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Poset	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-16.0 C (3.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeport 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Amberley AMO	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	23.1 C (73.6 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Coolangatta	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chengshantou	China	Record low maximum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Anqing	China	Record low minimum temperature	-8.5 C (16.7 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nagasaki	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tanegashima	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	6.6 C (43.9 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kumejima	Japan	Record low maximum temperature	11.2 C (52.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hayman Island Resort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dalian	China	Record low minimum temperature	-16.5 C (2.3 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jinan	China	Record low minimum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elat	Israel	Record high minimum temperature	14.7 C (58.5 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ulleungdo	Korea, South	Record low minimum temperature	-9.0 C (15.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Beni-Abbes	Algeria	Record high minimum temperature	16.9 C (62.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Woleebee Nevasa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chifeng	China	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chengshantou	China	Record low minimum temperature	-11.4 C (11.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dongtai	China	Record low minimum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

590 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2021 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 149, Highest daily minimum 116, Lowest daily minimum 96, Heaviest daily rainfall 111, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 January 2021 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	149
Highest daily minimum	116
Lowest daily minimum	96
Heaviest daily rainfall	111
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 January 2021 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 25, daily 561.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

540 broken records

Margins by which the 540 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 650.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 2021

Top 20 records on 8 January 2021 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2021	Maun, BW	all-time rain	218.9 mm (8.6 in)	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	51 years	85 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 January 2021	Mount Wilkin, AU	daily rain	100.0 mm (3.9 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	46 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Honavar, IN	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	78 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Warrinilla, AU	monthly rain	141.5 mm (5.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	110 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Gibraltar, GI	daily rain	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Allambee, AU	daily rain	106.4 mm (4.2 in)	95.9 mm (3.8 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Tenerife/Los Rodeos, ES	daily rain	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Wharton Creek Station, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Burdekin Shire Council, AU	daily rain	130.4 mm (5.1 in)	45.8 mm (1.8 in)	87 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Toledo, ES	monthly rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	33 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Glenorchy, AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Sevilla/San Pablo, ES	daily rain	48.4 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Kahuku 912, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	104 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Laghouat, DZ	daily high min	11.8 C (53.2 F)	1.8 C (3.2 F)	115 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Mokpo, KR	daily low min	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	4.0 C (7.2 F)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Madrid/Torrejon, ES	all-time low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	57 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Sta. Cruz de Tenerife, ES	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	7 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Oued Irara, DZ	monthly high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	54 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Macon 3N, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2021	Curtis, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	123 years	43 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 2021

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2021. 2021 had 590 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 2021-01-08: 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 100	539
100 to 200	0
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1