Weather Records on 8 February 1938

575 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1938. Highest significance: Philippolis (Pol), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 February 1938

On 8 February 1938, 575 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
390 were record highs and 17 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 7 monthly and 567 daily.
Philippolis (Pol) set a daily record precipitation of 97.8 mm (3.9 in) on 8 February 1938.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

575 stations

575 station records on 8 February 1938 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1938: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Philippolis (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Dindori	India	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Shahpura	India	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sambalpur	India	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Vedaranayam	India	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Badgam	India	Record daily precipitation	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kloofend	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Uanda	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tuni	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clermont Sirius St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wonderboom	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jamestown State Hosp	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ramnagar	India	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Iffley Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yellamanchili	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mahuadaur	India	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bemetara	India	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narayanganj	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Tiruvarur	India	Record daily precipitation	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kaiserganj	India	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Sakoli	India	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Thiruthuraipoond	India	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Palkot	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Unionville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mifflintown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Pocono 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Tirupoondi	India	Record daily precipitation	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lawrence	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Hebron	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Albans	Canada	Record daily precipitation	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ettumanur	India	Record daily precipitation	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Moose Jaw Chab	Canada	Record daily precipitation	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rapid City Forrest	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sangareddi(Rev)	India	Record daily precipitation	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sanehighat	India	Record daily precipitation	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Regina Int'l A	Canada	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kurdege	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Biser	Russia	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ongole	India	Record daily precipitation	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bozeman Montana State UNIV	United States	Record daily precipitation	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cloncurry McIllwraith St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Grenfell	Canada	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Rajahmundry	India	Record daily precipitation	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kavali	India	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mungeli	India	Record daily precipitation	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Umrer	India	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lohar-Daga	India	Record daily precipitation	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bilaspur	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bargarh	India	Record daily precipitation	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Alice Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Janwada	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Panki	India	Record daily precipitation	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Goilkera	India	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Heggaddevankote	India	Record daily precipitation	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

575 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1938 by type: Highest daily maximum 187, Lowest daily maximum 15, Highest daily minimum 203, Lowest daily minimum 2, Heaviest daily rainfall 153, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 February 1938 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	187
Lowest daily maximum	15
Highest daily minimum	203
Lowest daily minimum	2
Heaviest daily rainfall	153
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 February 1938 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 7, daily 567.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 203.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1938

Top 20 records on 8 February 1938 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1938	Philippolis (Pol), ZA	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	50 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1938	Dindori, IN	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1938	St Albans, CA	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1938	Shahpura, IN	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1938	Sambalpur, IN	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1938	Vedaranayam, IN	monthly rain	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	0 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1938	Badgam, IN	all-time rain	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1938	Kloofend, ZA	daily rain	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1938	Uanda, AU	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	55.8 mm (2.2 in)	14 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1938	Tuni, IN	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1938	Clermont Sirius St, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	16 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1938	Wonderboom, ZA	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1938	Jamestown State Hosp, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1938	Ramnagar, IN	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	7 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1938	Iffley Station, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1938	Yellamanchili, IN	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	8 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1938	Mahuadaur, IN	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	10 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1938	Moose Jaw Chab, CA	daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1938	Rapid City Forrest, CA	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	30 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1938	Bemetara, IN	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	26 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 1938

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1938. 1938 had 575 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	457
50 to 100	7
100 to 150	0
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1