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Weather Records on 8 February 1899

9 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1899. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 8 February 1899

  • On 8 February 1899, 9 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 1 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 9 daily.
  • Oxford set a daily record high minimum temperature of 8.5 C (47.3 F) on 8 February 1899.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

9 stations
Weather records on 8 February 1899 9 station records on 8 February 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
9 station records on 8 February 1899 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 February 1899: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high minimum temperature8.5 C (47.3 F)30 of 100 (Routine)
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord high maximum temperature14.7 C (58.5 F)28 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord high maximum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Kirchdorf/PoelGermanyRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
PutbusGermanyRecord daily precipitation12.5 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
MarylandAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.7 mm (1.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
HoofddorpNetherlandsRecord daily precipitation13.2 mm (0.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord low minimum temperature-30.0 C (-22.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Groningen-1NetherlandsRecord daily precipitation15.3 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

9 records
Records on 8 February 1899 by type Records set or tied on 8 February 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5. 0246Highest daily maximum: 2Lowest daily maximum: 0Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 5Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 February 1899 by type: Highest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 5.
Records on 8 February 1899 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum2
Lowest daily maximum0
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall5
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 February 1899 by timescale Records on 8 February 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9. 035810all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 9all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 February 1899 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 9.
Records on 8 February 1899 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily9

How Much Records Were Beaten By

9 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1899 Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.5. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 2: 52 to 4: 14 to 6: 16 to 8: 18 to 10: 010 to 12: 012 to 14: 10 to 22 to 44 to 66 to 88 to 1010 to 1212 to 14
Margins by which the 9 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 12.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1899
MarginRecords
0 to 25
2 to 41
4 to 61
6 to 81
8 to 100
10 to 120
12 to 141

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1899
Top 9 records on 8 February 1899 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 February 1899Oxford, GBdaily high min8.5 C (47.3 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)75 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1899Oxford, GBdaily high max14.7 C (58.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)68 years28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1899Uccle, BEdaily high max13.2 C (55.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)65 years27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1899Kirchdorf/Poel, DEdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)11 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1899Putbus, DEdaily rain12.5 mm (0.5 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)43 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1899Maryland, AUdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1899Hoofddorp, NLdaily rain13.2 mm (0.5 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1899Madison Wb City, USdaily low min-30.0 C (-22.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)11 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1899Groningen-1, NLdaily rain15.3 mm (0.6 in)0.6 mm (0.02 in)16 years10 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

1798 to 1899
Records on 02-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1899. 1899 had 9 records. 01,0002,0003,0001798: 11803: 21822: 11829: 11838: 11840: 11846: 11848: 11854: 11856: 31857: 21858: 11863: 21864: 11865: 21866: 11869: 41873: 11875: 11878: 11881: 11882: 11883: 11884: 11885: 11886: 21887: 11889: 31890: 11893: 11894: 41895: 141896: 11898: 11899: 91900: 91901: 51902: 31903: 181904: 81905: 21906: 91907: 161908: 361909: 81910: 161911: 471912: 671913: 221914: 251915: 301916: 161917: 451918: 441919: 391920: 431921: 391922: 601923: 411924: 1471925: 6851926: 2051927: 591928: 2631929: 4581930: 1811931: 3981932: 5261933: 1,0641934: 4181935: 3701936: 7171937: 7381938: 5751939: 3151940: 2351941: 3421942: 2241943: 4591944: 5001945: 5301946: 2391947: 5531948: 4171949: 3461950: 5001951: 8111952: 1981953: 4621954: 1,1111955: 4481956: 5841957: 9981958: 3231959: 2741960: 5511961: 8631962: 4481963: 9331964: 3051965: 7931966: 1,1161967: 5391968: 2291969: 5611970: 3421971: 1,1461972: 3481973: 7591974: 5601975: 3461976: 7711977: 7041978: 1,3311979: 1,3551980: 1,3451981: 7361982: 8081983: 4921984: 6301985: 1,2561986: 8191987: 8351988: 8371989: 2,2411990: 2,0421991: 1,3761992: 8331993: 8941994: 2,0561995: 1,0041996: 1,6971997: 7251998: 1,1481999: 1,6332000: 7862001: 1,7432002: 8632003: 7192004: 6922005: 8652006: 6142007: 6572008: 7972009: 1,2172010: 1,0232011: 8832012: 8762013: 7332014: 1,1252015: 1,3442016: 7772017: 1,6482018: 8512019: 1,3862020: 5972021: 9702022: 2732023: 4142024: 1,3472025: 8862026: 9121798187318991916193319501967198420012018
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1899. 1899 had 9 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 02-08 in each year
YearRecords
17981
18032
18221
18291
18381
18401
18461
18481
18541
18563
18572
18581
18632
18641
18652
18661
18694
18731
18751
18781
18811
18821
18831
18841
18851
18862
18871
18893
18901
18931
18944
189514
18961
18981
18999
19009
19015
19023
190318
19048
19052
19069
190716
190836
19098
191016
191147
191267
191322
191425
191530
191616
191745
191844
191939
192043
192139
192260
192341
1924147
1925685
1926205
192759
1928263
1929458
1930181
1931398
1932526
19331,064
1934418
1935370
1936717
1937738
1938575
1939315
1940235
1941342
1942224
1943459
1944500
1945530
1946239
1947553
1948417
1949346
1950500
1951811
1952198
1953462
19541,111
1955448
1956584
1957998
1958323
1959274
1960551
1961863
1962448
1963933
1964305
1965793
19661,116
1967539
1968229
1969561
1970342
19711,146
1972348
1973759
1974560
1975346
1976771
1977704
19781,331
19791,355
19801,345
1981736
1982808
1983492
1984630
19851,256
1986819
1987835
1988837
19892,241
19902,042
19911,376
1992833
1993894
19942,056
19951,004
19961,697
1997725
19981,148
19991,633
2000786
20011,743
2002863
2003719
2004692
2005865
2006614
2007657
2008797
20091,217
20101,023
2011883
2012876
2013733
20141,125
20151,344
2016777
20171,648
2018851
20191,386
2020597
2021970
2022273
2023414
20241,347
2025886
2026912

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-15).