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Weather Records on 8 February 1920

43 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1920. Highest significance: Needles, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1920

  • On 8 February 1920, 43 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 17 were record highs and 12 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 43 daily.
  • Needles set a daily record precipitation of 23.4 mm (0.9 in) on 8 February 1920.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

43 stations
Weather records on 8 February 1920 43 station records on 8 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
43 station records on 8 February 1920 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 February 1920: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
NeedlesUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego WboUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation24.6 mm (1.0 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Coen Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation83.8 mm (3.3 in)18 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Prince AlbertCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
Charleville Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature12.1 C (53.8 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
BattlefordCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
MinnedosaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-12.2 C (10.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-31.2 C (-24.2 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
Huron Rgnl APUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord low maximum temperature-24.2 C (-11.6 F)15 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature10.0 C (50.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature27.3 C (81.1 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-5.0 C (23.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti West PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily precipitation3.8 mm (0.15 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
ChaplinCanadaRecord daily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)13 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Springs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord low maximum temperature27.2 C (81.0 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord low minimum temperature-34.3 C (-29.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
ConstantineAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)11 of 100 (Routine)
Fort ChipewyanCanadaRecord high maximum temperature0.6 C (33.1 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Green BayUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-1.7 C (28.9 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Lincoln UNIV Pwr PltUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature0.0 C (32.0 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Angledool (Angledool Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation3.0 mm (0.12 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelleCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-6.7 C (19.9 F)8 of 100 (Routine)
White RiverCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-7.8 C (18.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
Brandon CdaCanadaRecord high maximum temperature-0.6 C (30.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
PlauenGermanyRecord high maximum temperature10.5 C (50.9 F)6 of 100 (Routine)
Calgary Int'l ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature-4.4 C (24.1 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Cap MadeleineCanadaRecord daily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
FranklinUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)2 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature12.0 C (53.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Fort NationalAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature2.0 C (35.6 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Brisbane Regional OfficeAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature17.4 C (63.3 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Indian Head CdaCanadaRecord high minimum temperature-10.0 C (14.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
MordenCanadaRecord daily precipitation2.5 mm (0.10 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
MordenCanadaRecord daily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath PointCanadaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti Heath PointCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Concordia ASOSUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature2.8 C (37.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

43 records
Records on 8 February 1920 by type Records set or tied on 8 February 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 5. 051015Highest daily maximum: 3Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 14Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 9Heaviest daily snowfall: 5Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 February 1920 by type: Highest daily maximum 3, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 14, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 9, Heaviest daily snowfall 5.
Records on 8 February 1920 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum3
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum14
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall9
Heaviest daily snowfall5
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 8 February 1920 by timescale Records on 8 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 43. 0204060all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 43all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 February 1920 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 43.
Records on 8 February 1920 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily43

How Much Records Were Beaten By

30 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1920 Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.8. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 5: 245 to 10: 110 to 15: 215 to 20: 020 to 25: 125 to 30: 130 to 35: 10 to 55 to 1010 to 1515 to 2020 to 2525 to 3030 to 35
Margins by which the 30 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 34.8. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1920
MarginRecords
0 to 524
5 to 101
10 to 152
15 to 200
20 to 251
25 to 301
30 to 351

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1920
Top 20 records on 8 February 1920 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 February 1920Needles, USdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)6 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920San Diego Wbo, USdaily rain24.6 mm (1.0 in)11.6 mm (0.5 in)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Coen Post Office, AUdaily rain83.8 mm (3.3 in)34.8 mm (1.4 in)0 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Boulia Airport, AUdaily low min14.4 C (57.9 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)25 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Prince Albert, CAdaily high min-5.0 C (23.0 F)8.9 C (16.0 F)23 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Charleville Post Office, AUdaily low min12.1 C (53.8 F)2.5 C (4.5 F)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920La Crosse Wb City, USdaily high min0.0 C (32.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)41 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Battleford, CAdaily high min-6.7 C (19.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)38 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Minnedosa, CAdaily high min-12.2 C (10.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Ekaterinburg, RUdaily low min-31.2 C (-24.2 F)2.1 C (3.8 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Huron Rgnl AP, USdaily high min-1.7 C (28.9 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)33 years16 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Ekaterinburg, RUdaily low max-24.2 C (-11.6 F)3.6 C (6.5 F)24 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low min10.0 C (50.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Mackay Post Office, AUdaily low max27.3 C (81.1 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)28 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily high min-5.0 C (23.0 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Anticosti West Point, CAdaily rain25.4 mm (1.0 in)2.5 mm (0.10 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Anticosti West Point, CAdaily snowfall25.4 cm (10.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)29 years14 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Chaplin, CAdaily rain3.8 mm (0.15 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Chaplin, CAdaily snowfall3.8 cm (1.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)25 years13 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1920Alice Springs Post Office, AUdaily low max27.2 C (81.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)25 years12 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 1920
Records on 02-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1920. 1920 had 43 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 1920. 1920 had 43 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).