Weather Records on 8 February 1936

717 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1936. Highest significance: Bolangir, IN.

Key Facts for 8 February 1936

On 8 February 1936, 717 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
9 were record highs and 358 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 27 were all-time records, 46 monthly and 644 daily.
Bolangir set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 8 February 1936.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

717 stations

717 station records on 8 February 1936 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1936: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bolangir	India	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Tittagudi	India	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Adanakottai	India	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hampton	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Bird Island	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Nakodar	India	Record daily precipitation	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Yercaud	India	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Chickballapur	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
W Chester 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Adirampatanam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sandila	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pawnee City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Vijayawada	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rasipuram	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Algona	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Albion	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Khol	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oskaloosa	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leroy 5 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
New Hampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericksburg Np	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Agassiz Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Omalur	India	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aledo	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Minden	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Horton	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond Chimborazo Pk	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Maple Plain	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.5 cm (7.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Grantsburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-40.6 C (-41.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kundhra	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Storm Lake	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Keedysville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pine Rvr Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Paul	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pauta Amaria	India	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Boulder	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waterdale	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-36.7 C (-34.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Glenwood 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Great Falls	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bella Coola	Canada	Record daily snowfall	26.7 cm (10.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Attur	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Ariyalur	India	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tampa	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Delaware 3 WSW	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Millerton	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Burkes Garden	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Williamsburg 2 NW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nagappattinam	India	Record daily precipitation	88.6 mm (3.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Somerset Main Street	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Columbia 2SSE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Dayton 1 WSW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nawanshahr	India	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

717 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1936 by type: Highest daily maximum 4, Lowest daily maximum 135, Highest daily minimum 5, Lowest daily minimum 223, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 49.

Records on 8 February 1936 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	4
Lowest daily maximum	135
Highest daily minimum	5
Lowest daily minimum	223
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	49

Records on 8 February 1936 by timescale: all-time 27, monthly 46, daily 644.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

610 broken records

Margins by which the 610 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 407.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1936

Top 20 records on 8 February 1936 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1936	Bolangir, IN	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	40.3 mm (1.6 in)	24 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Tittagudi, IN	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Adanakottai, IN	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Hampton, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	34 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Bird Island, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	30 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Nakodar, IN	all-time rain	168.1 mm (6.6 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Yercaud, IN	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Chickballapur, IN	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Storm Lake, US	all-time snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	W Chester 2 NW, US	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	0 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Adirampatanam, IN	monthly rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	27 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Sandila, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Pawnee City, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Vijayawada, IN	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Rasipuram, IN	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Algona, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Albion, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	42 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Khol, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	30 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Oskaloosa, US	all-time snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	0 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1936	Bozeman Montana State UNIV, US	all-time low min	-41.7 C (-43.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	43 years	36 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 1936

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1936. 1936 had 717 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 100	588
100 to 200	18
200 to 300	3
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1