Weather Records on 8 January 1996

2,009 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 1996. Highest significance: Moorefield 1 SSE, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 1996

On 8 January 1996, 2,009 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
363 were record highs and 421 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 119 were all-time records, 181 monthly and 1,709 daily.
Moorefield 1 SSE set an all-time record snow depth of 81.3 cm (32.0 in) on 8 January 1996.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 548 records.

Record Map

2,000 stations, highest significance shown

2,000 station records on 8 January 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Moorefield 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
Jersey City	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	79 of 100 (Major)
Kingston	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	75 of 100 (Major)
Evora Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Spencer	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	73 of 100 (Major)
Hico	United States	Record daily snowfall	63.8 cm (25.1 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Port Jervis	United States	Record daily snowfall	51.8 cm (20.4 in)	71 of 100 (Major)
Frederick Police Brks	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Dale Enterprise	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Spencer	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Guayama 1SW	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Fayette 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Rietpan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Holtwood	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Wardensville R M Farm	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Reading Wb City	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Glenham	United States	Record daily snowfall	59.7 cm (23.5 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Bayard	United States	Record daily snowfall	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Kenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Conshohocken	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Weston	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Split Rock Pond	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Suffern	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Chambersburg 1 ESE	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Palm 3 SE	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Luray 5 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Middleboro	United States	Record daily snowfall	41.9 cm (16.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Suffern	United States	Record daily snowfall	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Eaton	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Hawley 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Somerset	United States	Record daily snowfall	49.8 cm (19.6 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Mtn City 2	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Buckingham	United States	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Winfield Locks	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Flemington 5 NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Newton	United States	Record snow depth	94.0 cm (37.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Beavertown 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Madison 3NNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	31.8 cm (12.5 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily snowfall	57.2 cm (22.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marietta Lock 1	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Buffalo Mills	United States	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Glenmoore	United States	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Branchland 1 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.3 cm (8.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Valley Head	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Springfield Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Lewisburg 3 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Clare	Australia	Record daily precipitation	131.0 mm (5.2 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Hagerstown 1E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.1 cm (8.7 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Unionville	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

2,009 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 240, Lowest daily maximum 200, Highest daily minimum 123, Lowest daily minimum 221, Heaviest daily rainfall 377, Heaviest daily snowfall 314, Deepest snow cover 534.

Records on 8 January 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	240
Lowest daily maximum	200
Highest daily minimum	123
Lowest daily minimum	221
Heaviest daily rainfall	377
Heaviest daily snowfall	314
Deepest snow cover	534

Records on 8 January 1996 by timescale: all-time 119, monthly 181, daily 1,709.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,653 broken records

Margins by which the 1,653 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 1996

Top 20 records on 8 January 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 1996	Moorefield 1 SSE, US	all-time snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	96 years	94 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 January 1996	Dale Enterprise, US	monthly snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	100 years	88 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 January 1996	Jersey City, US	monthly snowfall	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	24.7 cm (9.7 in)	71 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 January 1996	Hot Springs, US	all-time snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	82 years	79 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Kingston, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	92 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Logan, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	84 years	75 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Evora Station, AU	daily rain	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	74.6 mm (2.9 in)	82 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Spencer, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	80 years	73 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Hico, US	all-time snowfall	63.8 cm (25.1 in)	18.1 cm (7.1 in)	28 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Port Jervis, US	daily snowfall	51.8 cm (20.4 in)	28.9 cm (11.4 in)	72 years	71 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Frederick Police Brks, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Oakland 1 SE, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	88 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Dale Enterprise, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	96 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Spencer, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	69 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Palm 3 SE, US	all-time snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	37 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Guayama 1SW, PR	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	84 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Fayette 4 SW, US	monthly rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	62 years	68 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Rietpan, ZA	daily rain	86.3 mm (3.4 in)	63.4 mm (2.5 in)	68 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 January 1996	Split Rock Pond, US	all-time snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12 years	67 of 100 (Major)

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 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 1996. 1996 had 2,009 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 2026-10-17 (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	1,253
100 to 200	245
200 to 300	108
300 to 400	33
400 to 500	11
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1