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Weather Records on 8 February 1919

39 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1919. Highest significance: Portland Rfc City, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1919

  • On 8 February 1919, 39 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 2 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 37 daily.
  • Portland Rfc City set a daily record precipitation of 45.7 mm (1.8 in) on 8 February 1919.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

39 stations
Weather records on 8 February 1919 39 station records on 8 February 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
39 station records on 8 February 1919 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 February 1919: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Portland Rfc CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation45.7 mm (1.8 in)30 of 100 (Routine)
Tabl.Mtn Molteno RsvSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation15.8 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
UccleBelgiumRecord low maximum temperature-3.5 C (25.7 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
SonnblickAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-31.9 C (-25.4 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
Table.Mtn PlatteklipSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation19.6 mm (0.8 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Royal ObservatorySouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Robe ComparisonAustraliaRecord high minimum temperature21.9 C (71.4 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Munchen-NymphenburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-14.6 C (5.7 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
CulbertsonUnited StatesRecord snow depth5.1 cm (2.0 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Belton (Shadow Vale)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation13.7 mm (0.5 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
SalzburgAustriaRecord low minimum temperature-12.6 C (9.3 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
SaentisSwitzerlandRecord low minimum temperature-24.3 C (-11.7 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Sheringa (Lake Hamilton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
YorketownAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-11.6 C (11.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
ZametchinoRussiaRecord daily precipitation14.6 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Powell CreekAustraliaRecord daily precipitation43.2 mm (1.7 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Yantabulla (Brindingabba)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
KristianstadSwedenRecord low maximum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
HalmstadSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-20.0 C (-4.0 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord low minimum temperature-13.0 C (8.6 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
HohenpeissenbergGermanyRecord low maximum temperature-11.3 C (11.7 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.0 mm (1.9 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Bourke (Beemery)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.8 mm (0.19 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
Coronga DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
BorasSwedenRecord low minimum temperature-23.0 C (-9.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Edithburgh Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation7.9 mm (0.31 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord daily precipitation4.1 mm (0.16 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.8 mm (0.23 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Zagreb-GricCroatiaRecord low maximum temperature-4.6 C (23.7 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
EllistonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)5 of 100 (Routine)
CottbusGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-15.1 C (4.8 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESEUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature10.6 C (51.1 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
FerraraItalyRecord daily precipitation2.0 mm (0.08 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
EnisejskRussiaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

39 records
Records on 8 February 1919 by type Records set or tied on 8 February 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Deepest snow cover 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 5Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 10Heaviest daily rainfall: 21Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 February 1919 by type: Lowest daily maximum 5, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 10, Heaviest daily rainfall 21, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 8 February 1919 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum5
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum10
Heaviest daily rainfall21
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 8 February 1919 by timescale Records on 8 February 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 37. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 2daily: 37all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 February 1919 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 37.
Records on 8 February 1919 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly2
daily37

How Much Records Were Beaten By

35 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1919 Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted. 0102030400 to 10: 3110 to 20: 320 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 050 to 60: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 5050 to 60
Margins by which the 35 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 51.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1919
MarginRecords
0 to 1031
10 to 203
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 500
50 to 601

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1919
Top 20 records on 8 February 1919 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 February 1919Portland Rfc City, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)15.5 mm (0.6 in)39 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Tabl.Mtn Molteno Rsv, ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Kazan, RUmonthly rain15.8 mm (0.6 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Uccle, BEdaily low max-3.5 C (25.7 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)32 years19 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Tumby Bay (Warratta Vale), AUdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Sonnblick, ATdaily low min-31.9 C (-25.4 F)2.9 C (5.2 F)31 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Table.Mtn Platteklip, ZAdaily rain19.6 mm (0.8 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Royal Observatory, ZAdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)1.4 mm (0.06 in)28 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Robe Comparison, AUdaily high min21.9 C (71.4 F)1.5 C (2.7 F)27 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Munchen-Nymphenburg, DEdaily low min-14.6 C (5.7 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Culbertson, USdaily snow depth5.1 cm (2.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)28 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Belton (Shadow Vale), AUdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)12.2 mm (0.5 in)11 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Salzburg, ATdaily low min-12.6 C (9.3 F)0.3 C (0.5 F)38 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Nordby (Fano), DKdaily low min-12.2 C (10.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Saentis, CHdaily low min-24.3 C (-11.7 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)31 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Sheringa (Lake Hamilton), AUdaily rain3.0 mm (0.12 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Yorketown, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Wrixum/Fohr, DEdaily low min-11.6 C (11.1 F)1.4 C (2.5 F)23 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Zametchino, RUmonthly rain14.6 mm (0.6 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)1 year14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1919Powell Creek, AUdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)7.6 mm (0.30 in)24 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 1919
Records on 02-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1919. 1919 had 39 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 1919. 1919 had 39 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).