Weather Records on 8 February 1924

147 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1924. Highest significance: Oskaloosa, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1924

On 8 February 1924, 147 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
24 were record highs and 2 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 145 daily.
Oskaloosa set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 8 February 1924.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

147 stations

147 station records on 8 February 1924 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1924: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ipswich	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Texas Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rotherwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
McKinlay Roadhouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Collarenebri (Albert St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coolah (Binnia St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Allora Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Toowoomba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tamworth West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton City Council	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
O'Connell (Stratford)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Miles Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Stanthorpe Leslie Parade	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Caboolture Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Dinmore Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gospic	Croatia	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Malin Head	Ireland	Record daily precipitation	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gamalally	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Merriwa (Gummun Place)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Llangollen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Boggabri Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Walcha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kenalea	Australia	Record daily precipitation	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Gundaroo (Bairnsdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Sandgate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Crows Nest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Killarney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Pittsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Yandilla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Fernleigh (St.Helena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Barsham	Australia	Record daily precipitation	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Wingen (Murrulla)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Kergunyah South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Heber	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Woodford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cambooya Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Bollon Mary St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goonoo Goonoo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Rylstone (Ilford Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Keosauqua	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Tiaro	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Jimbour State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Forest Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Nevertire (Clyde St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Mogil Mogil (Benimora)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Quirindi Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Wauchope (Avondale Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Blackville (Krui Vale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kilkivan Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

147 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1924 by type: Highest daily maximum 8, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 16, Lowest daily minimum 1, Heaviest daily rainfall 119, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 February 1924 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	8
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	16
Lowest daily minimum	1
Heaviest daily rainfall	119
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 February 1924 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 145.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

133 broken records

Margins by which the 133 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 254.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1924

Top 20 records on 8 February 1924 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1924	Oskaloosa, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1924	Ipswich, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	33 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1924	Texas Station, AU	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Rotherwood, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	McKinlay Roadhouse, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Collarenebri (Albert St), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Tamworth Airport, AU	daily rain	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	41 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Coolah (Binnia St), AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Allora Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Toowoomba, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Tamworth West, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	16 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Grafton City Council, AU	daily rain	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	O'Connell (Stratford), AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Miles Post Office, AU	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Stanthorpe Leslie Parade, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Caboolture Post Office, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Dinmore Post Office, AU	monthly rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Gospic, HR	daily rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	17.9 mm (0.7 in)	12 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Malin Head, IE	daily rain	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1924	Gamalally, AU	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	30 years	20 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 1924

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1924. 1924 had 147 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 02-08 in each year
Year	Records
1798	1
1803	2
1822	1
1829	1
1838	1
1840	1
1846	1
1848	1
1854	1
1856	3
1857	2
1858	1
1863	2
1864	1
1865	2
1866	1
1869	4
1873	1
1875	1
1878	1
1881	1
1882	1
1883	1
1884	1
1885	1
1886	2
1887	1
1889	3
1890	1
1893	1
1894	4
1895	14
1896	1
1898	1
1899	9
1900	9
1901	5
1902	3
1903	18
1904	8
1905	2
1906	9
1907	16
1908	36
1909	8
1910	16
1911	47
1912	67
1913	22
1914	25
1915	30
1916	16
1917	45
1918	44
1919	39
1920	43
1921	39
1922	60
1923	41
1924	147
1925	685
1926	205
1927	59
1928	263
1929	458
1930	181
1931	398
1932	526
1933	1,064
1934	418
1935	370
1936	717
1937	738
1938	575
1939	315
1940	235
1941	342
1942	224
1943	459
1944	500
1945	530
1946	239
1947	553
1948	417
1949	346
1950	500
1951	811
1952	198
1953	462
1954	1,111
1955	448
1956	584
1957	998
1958	323
1959	274
1960	551
1961	863
1962	448
1963	933
1964	305
1965	793
1966	1,116
1967	539
1968	229
1969	561
1970	342
1971	1,146
1972	348
1973	759
1974	560
1975	346
1976	771
1977	704
1978	1,331
1979	1,355
1980	1,345
1981	736
1982	808
1983	492
1984	630
1985	1,256
1986	819
1987	835
1988	837
1989	2,241
1990	2,042
1991	1,376
1992	833
1993	894
1994	2,056
1995	1,004
1996	1,697
1997	725
1998	1,148
1999	1,633
2000	786
2001	1,743
2002	863
2003	719
2004	692
2005	865
2006	614
2007	657
2008	797
2009	1,217
2010	1,023
2011	883
2012	876
2013	733
2014	1,125
2015	1,344
2016	777
2017	1,648
2018	851
2019	1,386
2020	597
2021	970
2022	273
2023	414
2024	1,347
2025	886
2026	912

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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 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	131
50 to 100	1
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	0
250 to 300	1