Weather Records on 8 February 1937

738 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1937. Highest significance: Glenville, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1937

On 8 February 1937, 738 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 36 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 55 monthly and 681 daily.
Glenville set a daily record precipitation of 47.0 mm (1.9 in) on 8 February 1937.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

738 stations

738 station records on 8 February 1937 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1937: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Napoleon	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Vickery 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Lost Creek Near	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Cork Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Port Arthur	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Brantford	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kokomo 3 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lima Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton 1 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Philippi	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Te Kowai Exp STN	Australia	Record daily precipitation	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pokegama Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Armour	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Creston	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Oconto 4 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Westernport	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Greenfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Romney 1 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winnemucca AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
St Cloud State Clg	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Walkerston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Mellette 4 W	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hawi 168	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomsbury Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	187.2 mm (7.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bayard	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wandagee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Flat Top Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Savanne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Balfes Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
La Delle 7 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Corona Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mirani Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Haenertsburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Decatur	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Booneville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Robeline	United States	Record high minimum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
St Ignace	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Franklin Sewage Plt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Charleston 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Asheville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lyons River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Elgin Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Naboomspruit (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus 4 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Cooperstown	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lewisburg Exp STN	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Beaconsfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record high minimum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotte Wb City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

738 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1937 by type: Highest daily maximum 258, Lowest daily maximum 17, Highest daily minimum 132, Lowest daily minimum 19, Heaviest daily rainfall 273, Heaviest daily snowfall 25, Deepest snow cover 14.

Records on 8 February 1937 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	258
Lowest daily maximum	17
Highest daily minimum	132
Lowest daily minimum	19
Heaviest daily rainfall	273
Heaviest daily snowfall	25
Deepest snow cover	14

Records on 8 February 1937 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 55, daily 681.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

613 broken records

Margins by which the 613 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 279.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1937

Top 20 records on 8 February 1937 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1937	Glenville, US	daily rain	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	46 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Mount McConnell, AU	all-time rain	215.4 mm (8.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Napoleon, US	monthly snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Vickery 2 NW, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	34 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Lost Creek Near, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Cork Station, AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Port Arthur, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	12 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Brantford, CA	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	51 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Kokomo 3 WSW, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	34 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Lima Wwtp, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Grafton 1 NE, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Philippi, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Te Kowai Exp STN, AU	daily rain	161.0 mm (6.3 in)	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	16 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Pokegama Dam, US	monthly snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Armour, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	35 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Creston, US	monthly rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	15 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Oconto 4 W, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	32 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Westernport, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Greenfield, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1937	Buckhannon, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 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 1937

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1937. 1937 had 738 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 50	589
50 to 100	12
100 to 150	5
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	3