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Weather Records on 8 February 1918

44 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1918. Highest significance: Springsure Comet St, AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1918

  • On 8 February 1918, 44 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 16 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 43 daily.
  • Springsure Comet St set a daily record precipitation of 29.7 mm (1.2 in) on 8 February 1918.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

44 stations
Weather records on 8 February 1918 44 station records on 8 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
44 station records on 8 February 1918 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 February 1918: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Springsure Comet StAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.7 mm (1.2 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
SvegSwedenRecord daily precipitation13.1 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
SarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.1 mm (0.4 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BjurakerSwedenRecord daily precipitation12.4 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Gotska SandonSwedenRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BakuAzerbaijanRecord daily precipitation8.9 mm (0.35 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij ZavodRussiaRecord daily precipitation2.4 mm (0.09 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Bundaberg Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.4 mm (1.1 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
FalunSwedenRecord daily precipitation10.5 mm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Orskar_ASwedenRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Svenska HogarnaSwedenRecord daily precipitation5.4 mm (0.21 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
BambergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.8 C (42.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
MalungSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
KarlsruheGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.3 C (46.9 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
NurnbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.1 C (43.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature9.7 C (49.5 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ArhangelskRussiaRecord daily precipitation6.2 mm (0.24 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
YarmouthCanadaRecord low maximum temperature-7.2 C (19.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-DahlemGermanyRecord daily precipitation9.6 mm (0.38 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Emerald Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.3 mm (0.21 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
NeboAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.9 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Mount Lindsay)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)11 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature6.9 C (44.4 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington Bluegrass APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature7.2 C (45.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Heinersreuth-VollhofGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.3 C (50.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.7 C (40.5 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Oestersund-FroesoenSwedenRecord daily precipitation7.8 mm (0.31 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.4 mm (0.25 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Ebor (Wongwibinda)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.3 mm (1.3 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Manilla Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation6.6 mm (0.26 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Bustard Head LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation27.7 mm (1.1 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
ArnsbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Qacu (Bos)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation21.8 mm (0.9 in)6 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnedah PoolAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord high minimum temperature4.2 C (39.6 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord high minimum temperature-6.6 C (20.1 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
MagdeburgGermanyRecord high minimum temperature5.9 C (42.6 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
GavleSwedenRecord daily precipitation6.7 mm (0.26 in)4 of 100 (Routine)
Chattanooga Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature21.1 C (70.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high maximum temperature8.9 C (48.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

44 records
Records on 8 February 1918 by type Records set or tied on 8 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 26. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 4Lowest daily maximum: 1Highest daily minimum: 12Lowest daily minimum: 1Heaviest daily rainfall: 26Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 February 1918 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 12, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 26.
Records on 8 February 1918 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum4
Lowest daily maximum1
Highest daily minimum12
Lowest daily minimum1
Heaviest daily rainfall26
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 February 1918 by timescale Records on 8 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 1daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 February 1918 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 43.
Records on 8 February 1918 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly1
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

41 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1918 Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.1. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 5: 335 to 10: 510 to 15: 115 to 20: 120 to 25: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 25
Margins by which the 41 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 23.1. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1918
MarginRecords
0 to 533
5 to 105
10 to 151
15 to 201
20 to 251

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1918
Top 20 records on 8 February 1918 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 February 1918Springsure Comet St, AUdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)23 years22 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Sveg, SEdaily rain13.1 mm (0.5 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Sarna, SEdaily rain10.1 mm (0.4 in)6.2 mm (0.24 in)3 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Bjuraker, SEmonthly rain12.4 mm (0.5 in)2.4 mm (0.09 in)26 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Gotska Sandon, SEdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)2.9 mm (0.11 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Baku, AZdaily rain8.9 mm (0.35 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Nerchinskij Zavod, RUdaily rain2.4 mm (0.09 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Bundaberg Post Office, AUdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)23.1 mm (0.9 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Falun, SEdaily rain10.5 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)38 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Orskar_A, SEdaily rain4.1 mm (0.16 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)22 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Svenska Hogarna, SEdaily rain5.4 mm (0.21 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)8 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Bamberg, DEdaily high min5.8 C (42.4 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)25 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Malung, SEdaily rain7.8 mm (0.31 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)3 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Nurnberg, DEdaily high max10.5 C (50.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Karlsruhe, DEdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Nurnberg, DEdaily high min6.1 C (43.0 F)2.4 C (4.3 F)25 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Coen Post Office, AUdaily rain31.8 mm (1.3 in)13.0 mm (0.5 in)20 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Freiburg, DEdaily high min9.7 C (49.5 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Arhangelsk, RUdaily rain6.2 mm (0.24 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)15 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1918Yarmouth, CAdaily low max-7.2 C (19.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)16 years13 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 1918
Records on 02-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1918. 1918 had 44 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 1918. 1918 had 44 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).