Weather Records on 1 February 1908

85 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 1 February 1908. Highest significance: Kingston Queens U, CA.

Key Facts for 1 February 1908

On 1 February 1908, 85 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
0 were record highs and 4 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 76 daily.
Kingston Queens U set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 1 February 1908.
Across 158 earlier years (1795 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

85 stations

85 station records on 1 February 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 1 February 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line	Australia	Record daily precipitation	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kallara	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Quebec	Canada	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Albury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cobar (Paddington)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Athens	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wollongong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Wahgunyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Orange Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Point Clark	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Scone (Philip Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Collendina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto	Canada	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gravenhurst	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Washington	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe (Wokabity)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wagga Wagga (Kooringal)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wentworth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hatfield (Clare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Point Clark	Canada	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muswellbrook (Lower Hill St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Neilrex (Caigan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Deniliquin (Wilkinson St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record daily snowfall	42.7 cm (16.8 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kinchega	Australia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Yanco (Billinbah East)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Darlington Point (Tubbo)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
World Trade Ctr	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bindara (Netley)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Teryawynia	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kiandra Chalet	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Halifax	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Truro	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

85 records

Records set or tied on 1 February 1908 by type: Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 3, Heaviest daily rainfall 67, Heaviest daily snowfall 14.

Records on 1 February 1908 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	0
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	0
Lowest daily minimum	3
Heaviest daily rainfall	67
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 1 February 1908 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 8, daily 76.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

78 broken records

Margins by which the 78 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 246.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

1 February 1908

Top 20 records on 1 February 1908 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 February 1908	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Kingston Queens U, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	31 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	78.5 mm (3.1 in)	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Forbes (Camp Street), AU	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Kurrajong Heights (Bells Line, AU	daily rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	17 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Montreal McGill, CA	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Stratford, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Kallara, AU	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Quebec, CA	daily snowfall	30.2 cm (11.9 in)	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	25 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Quebec, CA	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	25 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Albury, AU	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Cobar (Paddington), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Athens, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	0 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 1908	Wollongong Post Office, AU	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1908	Gravenhurst, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	31 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1908	Toronto, CA	daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	46 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1908	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1908	White Cliffs (Tongo), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1908	Wahgunyah, AU	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1908	Stratford, CA	monthly snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	38 years	29 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

1795 to 1908

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1908. 1908 had 85 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-01 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1796	1
1830	1
1831	1
1846	1
1850	1
1851	1
1853	1
1854	1
1862	3
1866	1
1867	1
1869	4
1871	1
1873	1
1877	2
1878	2
1881	2
1884	3
1885	2
1886	2
1887	1
1888	2
1889	4
1891	1
1892	4
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	4
1897	5
1898	4
1899	5
1900	2
1901	3
1902	10
1903	4
1904	9
1905	7
1906	29
1907	13
1908	85
1909	23
1910	5
1911	38
1912	37
1913	35
1914	54
1915	51
1916	68
1917	69
1918	71
1919	21
1920	84
1921	36
1922	68
1923	249
1924	193
1925	80
1926	56
1927	110
1928	281
1929	178
1930	102
1931	264
1932	142
1933	283
1934	515
1935	441
1936	514
1937	270
1938	299
1939	271
1940	328
1941	365
1942	157
1943	281
1944	240
1945	469
1946	273
1947	352
1948	397
1949	604
1950	1,223
1951	1,756
1952	907
1953	552
1954	1,012
1955	296
1956	1,013
1957	539
1958	369
1959	398
1960	646
1961	479
1962	657
1963	1,161
1964	453
1965	453
1966	756
1967	628
1968	941
1969	485
1970	397
1971	1,597
1972	385
1973	716
1974	865
1975	634
1976	723
1977	516
1978	904
1979	1,728
1980	689
1981	961
1982	1,029
1983	1,463
1984	278
1985	2,572
1986	709
1987	826
1988	1,699
1989	1,772
1990	1,122
1991	554
1992	1,501
1993	819
1994	917
1995	1,330
1996	1,632
1997	883
1998	737
1999	1,031
2000	687
2001	1,124
2002	2,087
2003	1,301
2004	1,146
2005	714
2006	638
2007	930
2008	1,136
2009	506
2010	1,239
2011	1,204
2012	1,027
2013	704
2014	635
2015	958
2016	1,496
2017	424
2018	509
2019	812
2020	1,607
2021	567
2022	253
2023	416
2024	1,204
2025	557

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	67
50 to 100	8
100 to 150	1
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2