Weather Records on 8 February 1931

398 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1931. Highest significance: Saidpur Bhitari, IN.

Key Facts for 8 February 1931

On 8 February 1931, 398 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
70 were record highs and 15 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 391 daily.
Saidpur Bhitari set a daily record precipitation of 36.1 mm (1.4 in) on 8 February 1931.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

398 stations

398 station records on 8 February 1931 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1931: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Saidpur Bhitari	India	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Samastipur	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bassawan	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Smith	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hajipur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Boerne	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Holdenville 2SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ghazipur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bee Branch	United States	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Subiaco	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ballia	India	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rosera	India	Record daily precipitation	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Banka	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadabad	India	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Webbers Falls 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plain Dealing	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
McAlester Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rogers	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bansdih	India	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Marlow 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mackay Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	34.3 C (93.7 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Woodburn Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Carbondale Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nacogdoches	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Deo	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nurpur	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fayetteville Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Koshkonong	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Arrah Obsy Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Vasteras-Hasslo	Sweden	Record low minimum temperature	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville Kgvl Radio	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Paducah River	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
New Madrid	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Pauls Valley 4 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Madhipura	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hathwa	India	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Siwan	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Darbhanga	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jamalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bakhtiarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Azamgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akbarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rasra	India	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jalalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Shahganj	India	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gopalganj Sr	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barharwa	India	Record daily precipitation	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bansgaon	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Madhubani	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Teonthar	India	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Karchana	India	Record daily precipitation	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mahul Pnulpur	India	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tanda	India	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Machhlisnahr	India	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kadipur	India	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Begusarai	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajmahal	India	Record daily precipitation	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Muhammadpur	India	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Deogaon Lalganj	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

398 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1931 by type: Highest daily maximum 16, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 1, Deepest snow cover 4.

Records on 8 February 1931 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	16
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	4

Records on 8 February 1931 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 7, daily 391.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 50.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1931

Top 20 records on 8 February 1931 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1931	Saidpur Bhitari, IN	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	29 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1931	Samastipur, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1931	Bassawan, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1931	Ft Smith, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	1 year	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1931	Hajipur, IN	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	23.8 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1931	Boerne, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	1 year	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1931	Holdenville 2SSE, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	25 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1931	Ghazipur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1931	Bee Branch, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	12 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1931	Subiaco, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	30 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1931	Ballia, IN	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1931	Rosera, IN	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1931	Banka, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	3 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1931	Muhammadabad, IN	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1931	Webbers Falls 5 WSW, US	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1931	Plain Dealing, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1931	McAlester Rgnl AP, US	monthly rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1931	Rogers, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1931	Bansdih, IN	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1931	Marlow 1 WSW, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	26 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 1931

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1931. 1931 had 398 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).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1931
Margin	Records
0 to 10	265
10 to 20	67
20 to 30	18
30 to 40	3
40 to 50	5