Weather Records on 8 January 2023

426 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2023. Highest significance: Winner, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 2023

On 8 January 2023, 426 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
199 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 415 daily.
Winner set a daily record snow depth of 55.9 cm (22.0 in) on 8 January 2023.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 559 records.

Record Map

426 stations

426 station records on 8 January 2023 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2023: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Winner	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	72 of 100 (Major)
Ornskoldsvik	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nora-Ostano_D	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lichinga	Mozambique	Record low minimum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Isa Mine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Petford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Schierke	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	4.2 C (39.6 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kokpekty	Kazakhstan	Record high maximum temperature	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Columbus	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Conroe	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Entiat Fish Hatchery	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Sokode	Togo	Record high minimum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Wilson	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sabana Grande 2 ENE	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Abraur	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walnut Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oshkosh	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Anqing	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.7 C (67.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dalatangi	Iceland	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Valladolid (Villanubla)	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	13.6 C (56.5 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Echo Dam	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Scofield-Skyline Mine	United States	Record daily snowfall	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Jensen	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Zilair	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-22.4 C (-8.3 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wessington 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Isa Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Jingdezhen	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nanchang	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Woodgreen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.0 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yan An	China	Record high maximum temperature	15.9 C (60.6 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lushi	China	Record high maximum temperature	19.9 C (67.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hefei	China	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reinli	Norway	Record snow depth	115.0 cm (45.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
El Campo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Verona Villafranca	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	7.0 C (44.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Oroville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Smith 6 N	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuero	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dresden-Hosterwitz	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Birsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.2 C (-11.6 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tracy Carbona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Alta	United States	Record snow depth	261.6 cm (103.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ca Mau	Vietnam	Record low maximum temperature	25.2 C (77.4 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Wuhan	China	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ak-Bulak	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-24.9 C (-12.8 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stony Gorge Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beaumont Rsch Ctr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Oeste Aero	Argentina	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wudu	China	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lingling	China	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Beira	Mozambique	Record low maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Melrose	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Scofield-Skyline Mine	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wamsutter	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Valencia	Spain	Record high maximum temperature	22.1 C (71.8 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Aspea	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	25.5 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

426 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2023 by type: Highest daily maximum 101, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 98, Lowest daily minimum 11, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 32.

Records on 8 January 2023 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	101
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	98
Lowest daily minimum	11
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	32

Records on 8 January 2023 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 11, daily 415.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

385 broken records

Margins by which the 385 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 305.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 2023

Top 20 records on 8 January 2023 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2023	Winner, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	85 years	72 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2023	Ornskoldsvik, SE	daily rain	34.4 mm (1.4 in)	19.9 mm (0.8 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2023	Nora-Ostano_D, SE	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Lichinga, MZ	daily low min	12.0 C (53.6 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	44 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Mount Isa Mine, AU	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Petford, AU	daily rain	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	5.2 mm (0.20 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Schierke, DE	daily high min	4.2 C (39.6 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	120 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Kokpekty, KZ	daily high max	-3.7 C (25.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Columbus, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Conroe, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	103 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Entiat Fish Hatchery, US	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	17 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Sokode, TG	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.4 C (4.3 F)	76 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Montrose, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Lake Wilson, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Sabana Grande 2 ENE, PR	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Abraur, SE	monthly rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Walnut Grove, US	daily rain	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	76 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Oshkosh, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2023	Anqing, CN	daily high max	19.7 C (67.5 F)	3.7 C (6.7 F)	64 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2023	Dalatangi, IS	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

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 2023

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2023. 2023 had 426 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 50	362
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	4
200 to 250	1
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	1