Weather Records on 8 January 2022
698 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2022. Highest significance: Corowa Airport, AU.
Key Facts for 8 January 2022
- On 8 January 2022, 698 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
- 161 were record highs and 31 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
- By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 689 daily.
- Corowa Airport set a daily record precipitation of 63.0 mm (2.5 in) on 8 January 2022.
- Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.
Record Map
698 stations| Station | Country | Type | Value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corowa Airport | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 63.0 mm (2.5 in) | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| Cranbrook (Cranbrook House) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 50.2 mm (2.0 in) | 72 of 100 (Major) |
| Woodbury (Warringa) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.8 mm (1.5 in) | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| Osterley | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.4 mm (1.6 in) | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| Boona-Choppa | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 196.0 mm (7.7 in) | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| Sandford (Maydena) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 45.6 mm (1.8 in) | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| Sagar | India | Record daily precipitation | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| Ajmer | India | Record daily precipitation | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| Bowning (Wanganui) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Multan Intl | Pakistan | Record daily precipitation | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| Brooweena Lahey St | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 408.0 mm (16.1 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| York Plains (Handroyd) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 70.8 mm (2.8 in) | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| Weethalle (Mountain View) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| Childers South | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 211.0 mm (8.3 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Big Hill (Glen Dusk) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 62.0 mm (2.4 in) | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| Kenilworth Township | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 109.0 mm (4.3 in) | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| Goulburn Tafe | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 88.6 mm (3.5 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Murrumburrah Old Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 55.0 mm (2.2 in) | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| Waterloo | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 155.0 mm (6.1 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Goomboorian | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 179.0 mm (7.0 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lake Cargelligo Airport | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 36.6 mm (1.4 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Glenorchy (Glenorchy Reservoir | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 37.4 mm (1.5 in) | 53 of 100 (Notable) |
| Marulan (Johnniefelds) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 45.0 mm (1.8 in) | 52 of 100 (Notable) |
| Eumundi - Crescent Rd | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 111.0 mm (4.4 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Gwabegar Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 100.0 mm (3.9 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Laverton Raaf | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 49.2 mm (1.9 in) | 51 of 100 (Notable) |
| Little River (Mount Rothwell) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 67.0 mm (2.6 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Rotherwood | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 38.0 mm (1.5 in) | 50 of 100 (Notable) |
| Lower Boro (Calderwood) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 47.8 mm (1.9 in) | 49 of 100 (Notable) |
| Mumbil (Burrendong Dam) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 66.0 mm (2.6 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Goulburn (Cherryton) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 57.4 mm (2.3 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Westbury (Birralee Road) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 72.3 mm (2.8 in) | 48 of 100 (Notable) |
| Goonumbla (Coradgery) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 45.8 mm (1.8 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Foster (Post Office) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.0 mm (1.3 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Jericho (Bowsden) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 30.0 mm (1.2 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Dover 1 W | United States | Record daily snowfall | 15.2 cm (6.0 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Houston Intercontinental AP | United States | Record daily precipitation | 61.7 mm (2.4 in) | 47 of 100 (Notable) |
| Burcher Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 63.0 mm (2.5 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Melton Mowbray (Lovely Banks) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 45.4 mm (1.8 in) | 46 of 100 (Notable) |
| Yerong Creek (Fertilizer Depot | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.8 mm (1.6 in) | 45 of 100 (Notable) |
| Rose Bay (Royal Sydney Golf Cl | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 28.0 mm (1.1 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Wantabadgery | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 29.0 mm (1.1 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Tubbul (Keiraville) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 58.2 mm (2.3 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Bushy Park (Bushy Park Estates | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 26.2 mm (1.0 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Pamplona (Observatorio) | Spain | Record daily precipitation | 26.3 mm (1.0 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Barnard | United States | Record snow depth | 12.7 cm (5.0 in) | 44 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cowra Ag Research Station | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 35.0 mm (1.4 in) | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| Hobart Airport | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 49.0 mm (1.9 in) | 43 of 100 (Notable) |
| Watalgan Winfield Rd | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 158.0 mm (6.2 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Chatswood Bowling Club | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 31.0 mm (1.2 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Taralga Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 70.0 mm (2.8 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Cootamundra (Landgrove) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 40.0 mm (1.6 in) | 42 of 100 (Notable) |
| Collarenebri (Dunumbral) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 35.0 mm (1.4 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Sofala Old Post Office | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 34.0 mm (1.3 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Crooked Corner (Wingadeena) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 50.0 mm (2.0 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Captains Flat (Foxlow St) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 32.2 mm (1.3 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Murringo (Yallambee) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 47.6 mm (1.9 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Grenfell (Corowood) | Australia | Record daily precipitation | 46.6 mm (1.8 in) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
| Nadi Airport | Fiji | Record low maximum temperature | 27.4 C (81.3 F) | 41 of 100 (Notable) |
Counts by Type and Timescale
698 records| Record type | Records |
|---|---|
| Highest daily maximum | 85 |
| Lowest daily maximum | 8 |
| Highest daily minimum | 76 |
| Lowest daily minimum | 23 |
| Heaviest daily rainfall | 458 |
| Heaviest daily snowfall | 12 |
| Deepest snow cover | 36 |
| Timescale | Records |
|---|---|
| all-time | 2 |
| monthly | 7 |
| daily | 689 |
How Much Records Were Beaten By
642 broken records| Margin | Records |
|---|---|
| 0 to 50 | 612 |
| 50 to 100 | 23 |
| 100 to 150 | 4 |
| 150 to 200 | 2 |
| 200 to 250 | 0 |
| 250 to 300 | 1 |
Top 20 by Significance
8 January 2022| Date | Station | Record | Value | Beat old record by | Old record stood | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 2022 | Corowa Airport, AU | daily rain | 63.0 mm (2.5 in) | 52.8 mm (2.1 in) | 100 years | 80 of 100 (Exceptional) |
| 8 January 2022 | Cranbrook (Cranbrook House), AU | daily rain | 50.2 mm (2.0 in) | 39.0 mm (1.5 in) | 102 years | 72 of 100 (Major) |
| 8 January 2022 | Woodbury (Warringa), AU | daily rain | 38.8 mm (1.5 in) | 29.1 mm (1.1 in) | 82 years | 71 of 100 (Major) |
| 8 January 2022 | Osterley, AU | daily rain | 40.4 mm (1.6 in) | 20.8 mm (0.8 in) | 100 years | 70 of 100 (Major) |
| 8 January 2022 | Boona-Choppa, AU | daily rain | 196.0 mm (7.7 in) | 133.8 mm (5.3 in) | 60 years | 68 of 100 (Major) |
| 8 January 2022 | Sandford (Maydena), AU | daily rain | 45.6 mm (1.8 in) | 24.0 mm (0.9 in) | 124 years | 66 of 100 (Major) |
| 8 January 2022 | Sagar, IN | daily rain | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) | 28.7 mm (1.1 in) | 79 years | 63 of 100 (Major) |
| 8 January 2022 | Ajmer, IN | daily rain | 36.1 mm (1.4 in) | 17.0 mm (0.7 in) | 120 years | 62 of 100 (Major) |
| 8 January 2022 | Bowning (Wanganui), AU | daily rain | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) | 25.4 mm (1.0 in) | 114 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 8 January 2022 | Multan Intl, PK | daily rain | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 27.9 mm (1.1 in) | 60 years | 61 of 100 (Major) |
| 8 January 2022 | Brooweena Lahey St, AU | all-time rain | 408.0 mm (16.1 in) | 24.5 mm (1.0 in) | 74 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 8 January 2022 | York Plains (Handroyd), AU | daily rain | 32.0 mm (1.3 in) | 16.5 mm (0.6 in) | 102 years | 60 of 100 (Major) |
| 8 January 2022 | Bumbaldry (Gold 'N' Grove), AU | daily rain | 70.8 mm (2.8 in) | 35.0 mm (1.4 in) | 80 years | 59 of 100 (Notable) |
| 8 January 2022 | Weethalle (Mountain View), AU | daily rain | 38.6 mm (1.5 in) | 22.9 mm (0.9 in) | 88 years | 58 of 100 (Notable) |
| 8 January 2022 | Childers South, AU | daily rain | 211.0 mm (8.3 in) | 143.8 mm (5.7 in) | 42 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 8 January 2022 | Big Hill (Glen Dusk), AU | daily rain | 62.0 mm (2.4 in) | 54.9 mm (2.2 in) | 32 years | 56 of 100 (Notable) |
| 8 January 2022 | Kenilworth Township, AU | daily rain | 109.0 mm (4.3 in) | 38.4 mm (1.5 in) | 108 years | 55 of 100 (Notable) |
| 8 January 2022 | Goulburn Tafe, AU | daily rain | 88.6 mm (3.5 in) | 43.6 mm (1.7 in) | 38 years | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| 8 January 2022 | Murrumburrah Old Post Office, AU | daily rain | 55.0 mm (2.2 in) | 23.2 mm (0.9 in) | 88 years | 54 of 100 (Notable) |
| 8 January 2022 | Waterloo, AU | daily rain | 155.0 mm (6.1 in) | 80.1 mm (3.2 in) | 54 years | 53 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 2022Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
| 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.
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