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Weather Records on 8 February 1909

8 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1909. Highest significance: Beaufort West (Met), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 February 1909

  • On 8 February 1909, 8 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 3 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 8 daily.
  • Beaufort West (Met) set a daily record precipitation of 26.7 mm (1.1 in) on 8 February 1909.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 496 records.

Record Map

8 stations
Weather records on 8 February 1909 8 station records on 8 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
8 station records on 8 February 1909 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 February 1909: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Beaufort West (Met)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low minimum temperature13.2 C (55.8 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell ComparisonAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
DalhousieCanadaRecord high maximum temperature6.7 C (44.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature13.3 C (55.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
CathcartSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation36.3 mm (1.4 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
VinelandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

8 records
Records on 8 February 1909 by type Records set or tied on 8 February 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1. 0123Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 0Lowest daily minimum: 2Heaviest daily rainfall: 3Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 February 1909 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 3, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.
Records on 8 February 1909 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum0
Lowest daily minimum2
Heaviest daily rainfall3
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 February 1909 by timescale Records on 8 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8. 02468all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 8all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 February 1909 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 8.
Records on 8 February 1909 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily8

How Much Records Were Beaten By

6 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1909 Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.6. Ties are not counted. 02460 to 5: 55 to 10: 010 to 15: 015 to 20: 020 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 6 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 21.6. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1909
MarginRecords
0 to 55
5 to 100
10 to 150
15 to 200
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1909
Top 8 records on 8 February 1909 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 February 1909Beaufort West (Met), ZAdaily rain26.7 mm (1.1 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)14 years25 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1909Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low min13.2 C (55.8 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)19 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1909Inverell Comparison, AUdaily low min8.9 C (48.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1909Dalhousie, CAdaily high max6.7 C (44.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)11 years10 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1909San Diego Wbo, USdaily low max13.3 C (55.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)13 years8 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1909Cathcart, ZAdaily rain36.3 mm (1.4 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)4 years6 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1909Vineland, USdaily rain (Tie)15.2 mm (0.6 in)tie13 years2 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1909Vineland, USdaily snowfall (Tie)15.2 cm (6.0 in)tie13 years2 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 1909
Records on 02-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1909. 1909 had 8 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 1909. 1909 had 8 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).