Weather Records on 8 January 2006

1,204 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2006. Highest significance: Sandstone, AU.

Key Facts for 8 January 2006

On 8 January 2006, 1,204 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
608 were record highs and 342 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 14 were all-time records, 37 monthly and 1,153 daily.
Sandstone set a daily record precipitation of 74.8 mm (2.9 in) on 8 January 2006.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 554 records.

Record Map

1,204 stations

1,204 station records on 8 January 2006 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2006: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	74 of 100 (Major)
Balladonia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Oudabunna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Redlands	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Muralgarra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Jalna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Copmanhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Nambi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Munglinup Melaleuca	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melrose	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Lajas Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Ness City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Sharon Springs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cranbrook	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed)	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	2.5 C (36.5 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Taloga	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gravette	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Richfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dunelm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Norton 9SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson 3SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Henrietta	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wialki North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond Post Office	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.7 C (83.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Castle Rock	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Robinson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Healdton 3 E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Old Bonalbo (Alcheringa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Colonia Morelos	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	38.9 C (102.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Meeker 5 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mutual	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dickson	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
La Vega	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chapulco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tehuacan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Great Falls 16St	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Estancia 4N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tucumcari 4 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Newkirk 5NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kukerin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lijing	China	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bonnie Rock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Glen Etive	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ebor (Maplewood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Guthrie 5S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Snyder	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Coodernuppin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tabulam (Muirne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.8 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jiquipilco	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Temoaya	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,204 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2006 by type: Highest daily maximum 422, Lowest daily maximum 45, Highest daily minimum 186, Lowest daily minimum 297, Heaviest daily rainfall 237, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 January 2006 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	422
Lowest daily maximum	45
Highest daily minimum	186
Lowest daily minimum	297
Heaviest daily rainfall	237
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 January 2006 by timescale: all-time 14, monthly 37, daily 1,153.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

877 broken records

Margins by which the 877 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 2006

Top 20 records on 8 January 2006 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2006	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	74.8 mm (2.9 in)	57.8 mm (2.3 in)	92 years	74 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2006	Balladonia, AU	daily rain	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	96 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2006	Oudabunna, AU	daily rain	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	84 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2006	Redlands, AU	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	49.4 mm (1.9 in)	72 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Muralgarra, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	92 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Jalna, AU	daily rain	87.2 mm (3.4 in)	84.2 mm (3.3 in)	38 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Copmanhurst Post Office, AU	daily rain	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	84 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Nambi, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Munglinup Melaleuca, AU	daily rain	61.4 mm (2.4 in)	51.2 mm (2.0 in)	30 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Taos, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	96 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Melrose, AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	67 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Lajas Substn, PR	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	12 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Ness City, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	6.2 C (11.2 F)	104 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Sharon Springs, US	daily high min	1.7 C (35.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	107 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Cranbrook, AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.7 mm (0.22 in)	96 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Svyatoy Nos;Cape(Closed), RU	daily high min	2.5 C (36.5 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Taloga, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	104 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Gravette, US	daily high min	13.3 C (55.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	104 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2006	Richfield, US	monthly high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	79 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 2006

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2006. 2006 had 1,204 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 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	826
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	9
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1