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Weather Records on 8 February 1932

526 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1932. Highest significance: White Cliffs (Bootra), AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1932

  • On 8 February 1932, 526 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 264 were record highs and 14 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 14 monthly and 508 daily.
  • White Cliffs (Bootra) set an all-time record daily precipitation of 122.7 mm (4.8 in) on 8 February 1932.
  • Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

526 stations
Weather records on 8 February 1932 526 station records on 8 February 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
526 station records on 8 February 1932 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 8 February 1932: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
White Cliffs (Bootra)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation122.7 mm (4.8 in)60 of 100 (Major)
White Cliffs (Tarella)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.3 mm (2.6 in)56 of 100 (Notable)
Torrens Creek Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation81.5 mm (3.2 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mena Murtee)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation86.4 mm (3.4 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Webster CityUnited StatesRecord snow depth134.6 cm (53.0 in)55 of 100 (Notable)
Salisbury DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation96.5 mm (3.8 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.6 mm (2.7 in)51 of 100 (Notable)
Menindee Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation65.0 mm (2.6 in)50 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Mount Murchison)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation45.0 mm (1.8 in)49 of 100 (Notable)
Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)48 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Billilla)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation105.7 mm (4.2 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Hill (Glen Lyon)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation57.2 mm (2.3 in)43 of 100 (Notable)
Wentworth (Cuthero)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.3 mm (2.6 in)42 of 100 (Notable)
Trida (Murrumbong)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation58.4 mm (2.3 in)40 of 100 (Notable)
Hawker (Wilson)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Balranald (Rsl)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation38.1 mm (1.5 in)39 of 100 (Notable)
Lockhart Bowling ClubAustraliaRecord daily precipitation29.5 mm (1.2 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation62.0 mm (2.4 in)38 of 100 (Notable)
Wilcannia (Reid St)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation101.9 mm (4.0 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs (Yancannia)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation79.2 mm (3.1 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
Gum Lake (Albemarle)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation71.1 mm (2.8 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
TolarnoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation67.3 mm (2.6 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
MarfieldAustraliaRecord daily precipitation32.8 mm (1.3 in)37 of 100 (Notable)
White Cliffs Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation122.7 mm (4.8 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
HyannisUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation42.4 mm (1.7 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
Wanaaring (Urisino)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation41.9 mm (1.6 in)34 of 100 (Routine)
Wicannia (the Peak Tank)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation66.0 mm (2.6 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Moorara)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation69.9 mm (2.8 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
BulgooAustraliaRecord daily precipitation34.0 mm (1.3 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta DcnrAustraliaRecord daily precipitation47.0 mm (1.9 in)32 of 100 (Routine)
Pooncarie (Mulurulu Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation42.9 mm (1.7 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
BadgamIndiaRecord daily precipitation36.1 mm (1.4 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Milparinka HotelAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.8 mm (1.3 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
PanbanAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)29 of 100 (Routine)
ArumpoAustraliaRecord daily precipitation28.2 mm (1.1 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
Gredgwin (Barraport North)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.5 mm (1.2 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
PortlandUnited StatesRecord daily snowfall21.3 cm (8.4 in)28 of 100 (Routine)
FreshwaterAustraliaRecord daily precipitation25.4 mm (1.0 in)27 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl APUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)27 of 100 (Routine)
Ernest Junction Rail STNAustraliaRecord daily precipitation88.9 mm (3.5 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Thargomindah Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Menindee (Weinteriga)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation84.6 mm (3.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Walnut GroveUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation26.7 mm (1.1 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Claremont Pomona ClgUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation82.6 mm (3.3 in)26 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia AirportAustraliaRecord low minimum temperature12.6 C (54.7 F)25 of 100 (Routine)
HungerfordAustraliaRecord daily precipitation26.2 mm (1.0 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
White Cliffs (Tongo)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation68.6 mm (2.7 in)25 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation39.9 mm (1.6 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Norley StationAustraliaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
MoornaAustraliaRecord daily precipitation31.2 mm (1.2 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
San JacintoUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation46.2 mm (1.8 in)24 of 100 (Routine)
Baltimore Customs HouseUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature18.3 C (64.9 F)24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown Post OfficeAustraliaRecord daily precipitation54.4 mm (2.1 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Cameron DownsAustraliaRecord daily precipitation30.7 mm (1.2 in)23 of 100 (Routine)
Cape May 2 NWUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature12.8 C (55.0 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Terrick Terrick StudAustraliaRecord daily precipitation49.8 mm (2.0 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
BeechalAustraliaRecord daily precipitation35.3 mm (1.4 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
Nes Pa HedmarkNorwayRecord snow depth10.0 cm (3.9 in)22 of 100 (Routine)
AthensUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature14.4 C (57.9 F)22 of 100 (Routine)
WoodstockUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature5.6 C (42.1 F)22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

526 records
Records on 8 February 1932 by type Records set or tied on 8 February 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5. 0100200300Highest daily maximum: 121Lowest daily maximum: 8Highest daily minimum: 143Lowest daily minimum: 6Heaviest daily rainfall: 233Heaviest daily snowfall: 10Deepest snow cover: 5Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 8 February 1932 by type: Highest daily maximum 121, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 143, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5.
Records on 8 February 1932 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum121
Lowest daily maximum8
Highest daily minimum143
Lowest daily minimum6
Heaviest daily rainfall233
Heaviest daily snowfall10
Deepest snow cover5
Records on 8 February 1932 by timescale Records on 8 February 1932 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 508. 0200400600all-time: 4monthly: 14daily: 508all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 8 February 1932 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 14, daily 508.
Records on 8 February 1932 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time4
monthly14
daily508

How Much Records Were Beaten By

437 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1932 Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1346.0. Ties are not counted. 02004006000 to 200: 436200 to 400: 0400 to 600: 0600 to 800: 0800 to 1000: 01000 to 1200: 01200 to 1400: 10 to 200200 to 400400 to 600600 to 800800 to 10001000 to 12001200 to 1400
Margins by which the 437 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1346.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 8 February 1932
MarginRecords
0 to 200436
200 to 4000
400 to 6000
600 to 8000
800 to 10000
1000 to 12000
1200 to 14001

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1932
Top 20 records on 8 February 1932 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
8 February 1932White Cliffs (Bootra), AUall-time rain122.7 mm (4.8 in)38.1 mm (1.5 in)5 years60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1932White Cliffs (Tarella), AUdaily rain67.3 mm (2.6 in)62.5 mm (2.5 in)47 years56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Torrens Creek Post Office, AUdaily rain81.5 mm (3.2 in)79.2 mm (3.1 in)36 years55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Wilcannia (Mena Murtee), AUdaily rain86.4 mm (3.4 in)54.4 mm (2.1 in)51 years55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Webster City, USdaily snow depth134.6 cm (53.0 in)134.6 cm (53.0 in)38 years55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Salisbury Downs, AUdaily rain96.5 mm (3.8 in)84.8 mm (3.3 in)22 years51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Wilcannia (Burndoo Estate), AUdaily rain68.6 mm (2.7 in)55.4 mm (2.2 in)35 years51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Menindee Post Office, AUmonthly rain65.0 mm (2.6 in)21.6 mm (0.9 in)44 years50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Wilcannia (Mount Murchison), AUdaily rain45.0 mm (1.8 in)45.0 mm (1.8 in)49 years49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Pooncarie (Karpa Kora Station), AUdaily rain47.0 mm (1.9 in)44.5 mm (1.8 in)22 years48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Wilcannia (Billilla), AUdaily rain105.7 mm (4.2 in)66.3 mm (2.6 in)6 years43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Broken Hill (Glen Lyon), AUdaily rain57.2 mm (2.3 in)36.4 mm (1.4 in)35 years43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Wentworth (Cuthero), AUmonthly rain67.3 mm (2.6 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)25 years42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Trida (Murrumbong), AUdaily rain58.4 mm (2.3 in)47.7 mm (1.9 in)6 years40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Hawker (Wilson), AUdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)28.2 mm (1.1 in)44 years39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Balranald (Rsl), AUdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)27.2 mm (1.1 in)20 years39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Lockhart Bowling Club, AUdaily rain29.5 mm (1.2 in)24.9 mm (1.0 in)20 years38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Tallangatta (Bullioh), AUdaily rain62.0 mm (2.4 in)41.2 mm (1.6 in)6 years38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932Wilcannia (Reid St), AUall-time rain101.9 mm (4.0 in)7.7 mm (0.30 in)25 years37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1932White Cliffs (Yancannia), AUdaily rain79.2 mm (3.1 in)38.1 mm (1.5 in)51 years37 of 100 (Notable)

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 1932
Records on 02-08 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1932. 1932 had 526 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 1932. 1932 had 526 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).