diff --git a/plugins/stats/stats.go b/plugins/stats/stats.go
index 01cabcf..58d652c 100644
--- a/plugins/stats/stats.go
+++ b/plugins/stats/stats.go
@@ -31,9 +31,17 @@ func New(bot bot.Bot) *StatsPlugin {
 }
 
 type stat struct {
+	// date formatted: "2006-01-02"
+	day string
+	// category
 	bucket string
-	key    string
-	val    value
+	// specific unique individual
+	key string
+	val value
+}
+
+func mkDay() string {
+	return time.Now().Format("2006-01-02")
 }
 
 // The value type is here in the future growth case that we might want to put a
@@ -53,13 +61,16 @@ func valueFromBytes(b []byte) (value, error) {
 
 type stats []stat
 
-func mkStat(bucket, key, val []byte) (stat, error) {
+// mkStat converts raw data to a stat struct
+// Expected a string representation of the date formatted: "2006-01-02"
+func mkStat(day string, bucket, key, val []byte) (stat, error) {
 	v, err := valueFromBytes(val)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("mkStat: error getting value from bytes: %s", err)
 		return stat{}, err
 	}
 	return stat{
+		day:    day,
 		bucket: string(bucket),
 		key:    string(key),
 		val:    v,
@@ -71,7 +82,9 @@ func (v value) add(other value) value {
 	return v + other
 }
 
-func statFromDB(path, bucket, key string) (stat, error) {
+// statFromDB takes a location specification and returns the data at that path
+// Expected a string representation of the date formatted: "2006-01-02"
+func statFromDB(path, day, bucket, key string) (stat, error) {
 	db, err := bolt.Open(path, 0600, &bolt.Options{
 		Timeout: 1 * time.Second,
 	})
@@ -90,11 +103,17 @@ func statFromDB(path, bucket, key string) (stat, error) {
 	}
 	defer tx.Rollback()
 
-	b, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists(buk)
+	d, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists([]byte(day))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Println("statFromDB: Error creating the bucket")
 		return stat{}, err
 	}
+	b, err := d.CreateBucketIfNotExists(buk)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("statFromDB: Error creating the bucket")
+		return stat{}, err
+	}
+
 	v := b.Get(k)
 
 	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
@@ -103,12 +122,13 @@ func statFromDB(path, bucket, key string) (stat, error) {
 	}
 
 	if v == nil {
-		return stat{bucket, key, 0}, nil
+		return stat{day, bucket, key, 0}, nil
 	}
 
-	return mkStat(buk, k, v)
+	return mkStat(day, buk, k, v)
 }
 
+// toDB takes a stat and records it, adding to the value in the DB if necessary
 func (s stats) toDB(path string) error {
 	db, err := bolt.Open(path, 0600, &bolt.Options{Timeout: 1 * time.Second})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -119,7 +139,12 @@ func (s stats) toDB(path string) error {
 
 	for _, stat := range s {
 		err = db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
-			b, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists([]byte(stat.bucket))
+			d, err := tx.CreateBucketIfNotExists([]byte(stat.day))
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Println("toDB: Error creating bucket")
+				return err
+			}
+			b, err := d.CreateBucketIfNotExists([]byte(stat.bucket))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Println("toDB: Error creating bucket")
 				return err
@@ -192,24 +217,24 @@ func (p *StatsPlugin) RegisterWeb() *string {
 }
 
 func (p *StatsPlugin) mkUserStat(message msg.Message) stats {
-	return stats{stat{"user", message.User.Name, 1}}
+	return stats{stat{mkDay(), "user", message.User.Name, 1}}
 }
 
 func (p *StatsPlugin) mkHourStat(message msg.Message) stats {
 	hr := time.Now().Hour()
-	return stats{stat{"user", string(hr), 1}}
+	return stats{stat{mkDay(), "user", string(hr), 1}}
 }
 
 func (p *StatsPlugin) mkSightingStat(message msg.Message) stats {
 	stats := stats{}
 	for _, name := range p.bot.Config().Stats.Sightings {
 		if strings.Contains(message.Body, name+" sighting") {
-			stats = append(stats, stat{"sighting", name, 1})
+			stats = append(stats, stat{mkDay(), "sighting", name, 1})
 		}
 	}
 	return stats
 }
 
 func (p *StatsPlugin) mkChannelStat(message msg.Message) stats {
-	return stats{stat{"channel", message.Channel, 1}}
+	return stats{stat{mkDay(), "channel", message.Channel, 1}}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/stats/stats_test.go b/plugins/stats/stats_test.go
index 2c95bf4..d5597f4 100644
--- a/plugins/stats/stats_test.go
+++ b/plugins/stats/stats_test.go
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@ func TestWithDB(t *testing.T) {
 	rmDB(t)
 
 	t.Run("TestDBReadWrite", func(t *testing.T) {
+		day := mkDay()
 		bucket := "testBucket"
 		key := "testKey"
 
 		expected := stats{stat{
+			day,
 			bucket,
 			key,
 			1,
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ func TestWithDB(t *testing.T) {
 		err := expected.toDB(dbPath)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-		actual, err := statFromDB(dbPath, bucket, key)
+		actual, err := statFromDB(dbPath, day, bucket, key)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected[0])
@@ -69,11 +71,13 @@ func TestWithDB(t *testing.T) {
 	rmDB(t)
 
 	t.Run("TestDBAddStatInLoop", func(t *testing.T) {
+		day := mkDay()
 		bucket := "testBucket"
 		key := "testKey"
 		expected := value(25)
 
 		statPack := stats{stat{
+			day,
 			bucket,
 			key,
 			5,
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ func TestWithDB(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Nil(t, err)
 		}
 
-		actual, err := statFromDB(dbPath, bucket, key)
+		actual, err := statFromDB(dbPath, day, bucket, key)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, actual.val, expected)
@@ -93,42 +97,25 @@ func TestWithDB(t *testing.T) {
 	rmDB(t)
 
 	t.Run("TestDBAddStats", func(t *testing.T) {
+		day := mkDay()
 		bucket := "testBucket"
 		key := "testKey"
 		expected := value(5)
 
-		statPack := stats{
-			stat{
+		statPack := stats{}
+		for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+			statPack = append(statPack, stat{
+				day,
 				bucket,
 				key,
 				1,
-			},
-			stat{
-				bucket,
-				key,
-				1,
-			},
-			stat{
-				bucket,
-				key,
-				1,
-			},
-			stat{
-				bucket,
-				key,
-				1,
-			},
-			stat{
-				bucket,
-				key,
-				1,
-			},
+			})
 		}
 
 		err := statPack.toDB(dbPath)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-		actual, err := statFromDB(dbPath, bucket, key)
+		actual, err := statFromDB(dbPath, day, bucket, key)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
 		assert.Equal(t, actual.val, expected)
@@ -151,6 +138,7 @@ func makeMessage(payload string) msg.Message {
 }
 
 func testUserCounter(t *testing.T, count int) {
+	day := mkDay()
 	expected := value(count)
 	mb := bot.NewMockBot()
 	mb.Cfg.Stats.DBPath = dbPath
@@ -164,7 +152,7 @@ func testUserCounter(t *testing.T, count int) {
 	_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-	stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, "user", "tester")
+	stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "user", "tester")
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 	actual := stat.val
 	assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
@@ -175,6 +163,7 @@ func TestMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotNil(t, err)
 
 	t.Run("TestOneUserCounter", func(t *testing.T) {
+		day := mkDay()
 		count := 5
 		expected := value(count)
 		mb := bot.NewMockBot()
@@ -189,7 +178,7 @@ func TestMessages(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, "user", "tester")
+		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "user", "tester")
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		actual := stat.val
 		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
@@ -198,6 +187,7 @@ func TestMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	rmDB(t)
 
 	t.Run("TestTenUserCounter", func(t *testing.T) {
+		day := mkDay()
 		count := 5
 		expected := value(count)
 		mb := bot.NewMockBot()
@@ -212,7 +202,7 @@ func TestMessages(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, "user", "tester")
+		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "user", "tester")
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		actual := stat.val
 		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
@@ -221,6 +211,7 @@ func TestMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	rmDB(t)
 
 	t.Run("TestChannelCounter", func(t *testing.T) {
+		day := mkDay()
 		count := 5
 		expected := value(count)
 		mb := bot.NewMockBot()
@@ -235,7 +226,7 @@ func TestMessages(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, "channel", "test")
+		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "channel", "test")
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		actual := stat.val
 		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
@@ -244,6 +235,7 @@ func TestMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	rmDB(t)
 
 	t.Run("TestSightingCounter", func(t *testing.T) {
+		day := mkDay()
 		count := 5
 		expected := value(count)
 		mb := bot.NewMockBot()
@@ -261,7 +253,7 @@ func TestMessages(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, "sighting", "user")
+		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "sighting", "user")
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		actual := stat.val
 		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)
@@ -270,6 +262,7 @@ func TestMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	rmDB(t)
 
 	t.Run("TestSightingCounterNoResults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		day := mkDay()
 		count := 5
 		expected := value(0)
 		mb := bot.NewMockBot()
@@ -287,7 +280,7 @@ func TestMessages(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := os.Stat(dbPath)
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, "sighting", "user")
+		stat, err := statFromDB(mb.Config().Stats.DBPath, day, "sighting", "user")
 		assert.Nil(t, err)
 		actual := stat.val
 		assert.Equal(t, actual, expected)