Weather Records on 8 February 1934

418 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1934. Highest significance: Toronto, CA.

Key Facts for 8 February 1934

On 8 February 1934, 418 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
102 were record highs and 274 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 32 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 363 daily.
Toronto set an all-time record low maximum temperature of -25.0 C (-13.0 F) on 8 February 1934.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

418 stations

418 station records on 8 February 1934 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1934: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Toronto	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Southampton	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Stratford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Owen Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hopetown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntsville	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Barrie	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Simcoe	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parry Sound	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Onaway 12 S	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Houston Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ottawa	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Welland	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Coldwater	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alfred	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Shawnee	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Unb	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinac Island	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Shortsville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Orillia	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Portland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Burlington	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Hobart (Ellerslie Road)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kingston Queens U	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Barrie	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lowell	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ithaca Cornell UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Liberty	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Williamstown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mackinaw City 2	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Angelica	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Boston City WSO	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Southampton	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Quebec	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chicoutimi	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chatham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Brockport	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

418 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1934 by type: Highest daily maximum 49, Lowest daily maximum 108, Highest daily minimum 53, Lowest daily minimum 166, Heaviest daily rainfall 41, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 February 1934 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	49
Lowest daily maximum	108
Highest daily minimum	53
Lowest daily minimum	166
Heaviest daily rainfall	41
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 February 1934 by timescale: all-time 32, monthly 23, daily 363.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

347 broken records

Margins by which the 347 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1934

Top 20 records on 8 February 1934 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1934	Toronto, CA	all-time low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	77 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Simcoe, CA	all-time low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	48 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Southampton, CA	all-time low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Stratford, CA	all-time low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	48 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Woodstock, CA	all-time low max	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	39 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Owen Sound, CA	all-time low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	39 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Brantford, CA	all-time low max	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	39 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Guelph Oac, CA	all-time low max	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Lucknow, CA	all-time low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Hopetown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Welland, CA	all-time low max	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Lockport 2SE, US	all-time low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Portland, US	daily low min	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	58 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Huntsville, CA	monthly low max	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Lockport 2SE, US	all-time low max	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	38 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	all-time low min	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	22 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1934	Barrie, CA	monthly low min	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1934	Simcoe, CA	daily low min	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	61 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1934	Parry Sound, CA	all-time low max	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	20 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1934	Toronto Agincourt, CA	all-time low max	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	20 years	32 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 1934

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1934. 1934 had 418 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	343
20 to 40	3
40 to 60	0
60 to 80	0
80 to 100	0
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1