Weather Records on 8 February 1930

181 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1930. Highest significance: Fairview Outstation, AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1930

On 8 February 1930, 181 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 10 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 179 daily.
Fairview Outstation set a daily record precipitation of 142.5 mm (5.6 in) on 8 February 1930.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 495 records.

Record Map

181 stations

181 station records on 8 February 1930 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1930: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Fairview Outstation	Australia	Record daily precipitation	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Burketown Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfridge (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butterworth (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hogsback (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sable Island	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney	Canada	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Gyzylarbat	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Fe	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Charlottetown	Canada	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Poltava	Ukraine	Record daily precipitation	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irvinebank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Micurinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Herberton White St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Peddie (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nqamakwe (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kissimmee	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Genoa 2 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Barkestad	Norway	Record daily precipitation	24.5 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Surgut	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Tennant Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Pandappa Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Laura Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cairns Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
New Smyrna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Beaver City	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 3 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Ravenna	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Santee	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Taos	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	17 of 100 (Routine)
Cullendale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bajramaly	Turkmenistan	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Fairbury 7S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	16 of 100 (Routine)
Goondi Mill Csr	Australia	Record daily precipitation	146.1 mm (5.8 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
St Arnaud (Coonooer Bridge)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa Cda	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Healdsburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Crook	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Kennebec	United States	Record high maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Tyndall	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	15 of 100 (Routine)
Parker	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Conception	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lexington	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Oakdale	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	14 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

181 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1930 by type: Highest daily maximum 89, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 30, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 46, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 8 February 1930 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	89
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	30
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	46
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 8 February 1930 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 179.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

139 broken records

Margins by which the 139 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 105.4. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1930

Top 20 records on 8 February 1930 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1930	Fairview Outstation, AU	daily rain	142.5 mm (5.6 in)	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1930	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	147.3 mm (5.8 in)	74.1 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1930	Burketown Post Office, AU	daily rain	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Wolfridge (Bos), ZA	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	22 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Butterworth (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Hogsback (Bos), ZA	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Plant City, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Sable Island, CA	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	37 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Sydney, CA	daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	54 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Charlottetown, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	17.6 mm (0.7 in)	33 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Galway, IE	daily low min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	29 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Gyzylarbat, TM	daily low min	-18.4 C (-1.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	38 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Santa Fe, US	daily high max	13.9 C (57.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	50 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Charlottetown, CA	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	54 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Poltava, UA	daily rain	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Irvinebank, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Micurinsk, RU	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	26 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1930	Cairns Post Office, AU	daily rain	126.5 mm (5.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	19 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 1930

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1930. 1930 had 181 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 20	128
20 to 40	7
40 to 60	1
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1