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Weather Records on 8 February 1917

45 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1917. Highest significance: Hambantota, LK.

Key Facts for 8 February 1917

  • On 8 February 1917, 45 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 19 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 42 daily.
  • Hambantota set a daily record low maximum temperature of 26.4 C (79.5 F) on 8 February 1917.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

45 stations
Weather records on 8 February 1917 45 station records on 8 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
45 station records on 8 February 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 February 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
HambantotaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature26.4 C (79.5 F)32 of 100 (Routine)
ZerbstGermanyRecord snow depth19.0 cm (7.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-22.0 C (-7.6 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Taralga Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-19.6 C (-3.3 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord snow depth27.0 cm (10.6 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.4 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Somerton (Bective Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KremsmuensterAustriaRecord low maximum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nuwara EliyaSri LankaRecord low maximum temperature14.5 C (58.1 F)20 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-30.3 C (-22.5 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation4.2 mm (0.17 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
SandvigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-9.5 C (14.9 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
CarcoarAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.2 mm (1.1 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
St. PetersburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-28.9 C (-20.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Euabolong (Brotherony)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation10.4 mm (0.4 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low maximum temperature3.3 C (37.9 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-15.0 C (5.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Branxton Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation23.1 mm (0.9 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KarlshamnSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-17.5 C (0.5 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Montagu (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Cobar (Meryula)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
GobarralongAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.4 mm (0.29 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
TartuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-26.2 C (-15.2 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-9.0 C (15.8 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature20.0 C (68.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
HungerfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.3 mm (0.09 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Pitt Town (the Manse)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation44.7 mm (1.8 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
West Wyalong (Tallimbalong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation16.0 mm (0.6 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ft BidwellUnited StatesRecord low maximum temperature-5.6 C (21.9 F)9 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.2 mm (0.6 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Katoomba (Murri St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature-2.7 C (27.1 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
WellwoodAustraliaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
AstrakanRussiaRecord high minimum temperature1.2 C (34.2 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bungendore (Douglas)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation9.4 mm (0.37 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
WellandCanadaRecord daily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)3 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation21.6 mm (0.9 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-11.0 C (12.2 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature12.2 C (54.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
HaldenNorwayRecord snow depth35.0 cm (13.8 in)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

45 records
Records on 8 February 1917 by type Records set or tied on 8 February 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3. 05101520Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 10Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 9Heaviest daily rainfall: 20Heaviest daily snowfall: 1Deepest snow cover: 3Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 February 1917 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 10, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 20, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 3.
Records on 8 February 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum10
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum9
Heaviest daily rainfall20
Heaviest daily snowfall1
Deepest snow cover3
Records on 8 February 1917 by timescale Records on 8 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 42. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 42all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 February 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 42.
Records on 8 February 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily42

How Much Records Were Beaten By

39 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1917 Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 20: 3720 to 40: 040 to 60: 060 to 80: 080 to 100: 0100 to 120: 20 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 39 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 120.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 2037
20 to 400
40 to 600
60 to 800
80 to 1000
100 to 1202

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1917
Top 20 records on 8 February 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 February 1917Hambantota, LKdaily low max26.4 C (79.5 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)43 years32 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Zerbst, DEdaily snow depth19.0 cm (7.5 in)12.0 cm (4.7 in)15 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max10.0 C (50.0 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)52 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Kristianstad, SEdaily low min-22.0 C (-7.6 F)8.0 C (14.4 F)19 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Taralga Post Office, AUdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)10 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Berlin-Dahlem, DEdaily low min-19.6 C (-3.3 F)5.1 C (9.2 F)21 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Plauen, DEdaily snow depth27.0 cm (10.6 in)10.0 cm (3.9 in)10 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Kazan, RUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)34 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Zametchino, RUmonthly rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)15 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Somerton (Bective Estate), AUdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)31 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Kremsmuenster, ATdaily low max-6.6 C (20.1 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)40 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Nuwara Eliya, LKmonthly low max14.5 C (58.1 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Parnu, EEmonthly low min-30.3 C (-22.5 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)16 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Ekaterinburg, RUdaily rain4.2 mm (0.17 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Sandvig, DKdaily low min-9.5 C (14.9 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Carcoar, AUdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917St. Petersburg, RUdaily low min-28.9 C (-20.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)21 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Euabolong (Brotherony), AUdaily rain10.4 mm (0.4 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)22 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Galway, IEdaily low max3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1917Halmstad, SEdaily low min-15.0 C (5.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)19 years14 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 1917
Records on 02-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1917. 1917 had 45 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 1917. 1917 had 45 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).