Weather Records on 8 January 2025

597 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 January 2025. Highest significance: Chapman, US.

Key Facts for 8 January 2025

On 8 January 2025, 597 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
234 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 572 daily.
Chapman set a daily record snow depth of 38.1 cm (15.0 in) on 8 January 2025.
Across 155 earlier years (1806 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 557 records.

Record Map

597 stations

597 station records on 8 January 2025 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 January 2025: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chapman	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	77 of 100 (Major)
Holm	Russia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Wamego 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Shelbyville Sewage Plt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Peck 4 SSW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Rouen - Boos	France	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Haddam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Old Koreelah (McPherson)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuttle Creek Lake	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Abilene	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Caen-Carpiquet	France	Record daily precipitation	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Manhattan	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodenbong (Unumgar St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clay Ctr	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Lindsborg 3E	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Rossville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Katta Barega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Brookville	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Legume (New Koreelah)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Wylie Creek (Aloomba)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Burdett 3S	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Talkeetna AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.6 C (29.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Aguirre	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low maximum temperature	26.1 C (79.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ensenada 1 W	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Topeka ASOS	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Maroon Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.4 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Chichester (Simmonds)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago de Compostela/Labacol	Spain	Record daily precipitation	75.1 mm (3.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barnard	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Felton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Calarasi	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bucuresti-Baneasa	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	15.8 C (60.4 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hatanga	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kotlas	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	6.4 C (43.5 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buzau	Romania	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Odesa	Ukraine	Record high maximum temperature	13.2 C (55.8 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Minneapolis	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vanuabalavu	Fiji	Record daily precipitation	85.0 mm (3.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Urjupino	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	-11.9 C (10.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bigfork 13 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Taylorville 2SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kanopolis Lake	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coloma	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Girraween Nat Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Glen Innes (Mt Mitchell Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Virac	Philippines	Record low maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pokrovskaja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-35.8 C (-32.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Farland	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elmendorf AFB	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.4 C (27.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carneys Creek the Ranch	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Swamp (Maxwell)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mendooran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.6 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Brazzaville	Congo (Brazzaville)	Record high maximum temperature	33.5 C (92.3 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

597 records

Records set or tied on 8 January 2025 by type: Highest daily maximum 102, Lowest daily maximum 27, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 28, Heaviest daily rainfall 224, Heaviest daily snowfall 13, Deepest snow cover 71.

Records on 8 January 2025 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	102
Lowest daily maximum	27
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	28
Heaviest daily rainfall	224
Heaviest daily snowfall	13
Deepest snow cover	71

Records on 8 January 2025 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 572.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

501 broken records

Margins by which the 501 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 229.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 January 2025

Top 20 records on 8 January 2025 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2025	Chapman, US	daily snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	115 years	77 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2025	Holm, RU	monthly rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	8 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 January 2025	Wamego 4 W, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	106 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Shelbyville Sewage Plt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Peck 4 SSW, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Rouen - Boos, FR	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Haddam, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Old Koreelah (McPherson), AU	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	97 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Tuttle Creek Lake, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	84 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Abilene, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Caen-Carpiquet, FR	monthly rain	33.9 mm (1.3 in)	2.9 mm (0.11 in)	66 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Manhattan, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	46 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Woodenbong (Unumgar St), AU	daily rain	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Clay Ctr, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Lindsborg 3E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Xenia 6 SSE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	74 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Rossville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Katta Barega, AU	daily rain	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	49 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2025	Brookville, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	30 years	41 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 2025

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1806 to 2025. 2025 had 597 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	466
50 to 100	19
100 to 150	13
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2