Weather Records on 8 February 1943

459 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1943. Highest significance: Scott Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 8 February 1943

On 8 February 1943, 459 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
288 were record highs and 20 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 450 daily.
Scott Cda set a daily record snowfall of 15.2 cm (6.0 in) on 8 February 1943.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

459 stations

459 station records on 8 February 1943 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1943: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Sturt Meadows	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hartwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Eureka	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Abydos Woodstock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maclean (McLachlan Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Talga Talga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Oakley	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fitzroy Crossing Comp.	Australia	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yamba Pilot Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portage la Prairie	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Argyle Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Rosewood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record snow depth	550.0 cm (216.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Llanrheidol Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bathurst	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Augusta	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kimberley Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily snowfall	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lodgepole	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Elko Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lost River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Jefferson City Wtp	United States	Record high maximum temperature	24.4 C (75.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Roebuck Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
East Anaconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Hebgen Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Whitewood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Waseca	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ashton 1N	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Ainsworth	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Curtis	United States	Record high maximum temperature	21.7 C (71.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Manti	United States	Record high maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Austin #2	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Woodward	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Scott Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hubbard	Canada	Record daily precipitation	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mantova	Italy	Record daily precipitation	23.2 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Huntley Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Holbrook	United States	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
San Jacinto	United States	Record daily precipitation	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Irwin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Oakley	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Minnedosa	Canada	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Qu'appelle	Canada	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geraldton Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Vardoe	Norway	Record daily precipitation	17.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Billings Wtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

459 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1943 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 11, Highest daily minimum 76, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 108, Heaviest daily snowfall 37, Deepest snow cover 6.

Records on 8 February 1943 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	11
Highest daily minimum	76
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	108
Heaviest daily snowfall	37
Deepest snow cover	6

Records on 8 February 1943 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 9, daily 450.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

358 broken records

Margins by which the 358 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 1500.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1943

Top 20 records on 8 February 1943 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1943	Scott Cda, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	25 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1943	Sturt Meadows, AU	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	32 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1943	Hubbard, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	24 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1943	Hartwood, AU	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1943	Eureka, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1943	Abydos Woodstock, AU	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	24 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1943	Maclean (McLachlan Street), AU	daily rain	100.3 mm (3.9 in)	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	13 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1943	Talga Talga, AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1943	Oakley, US	daily snowfall	11.9 cm (4.7 in)	6.8 cm (2.7 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1943	Fitzroy Crossing Comp., AU	daily rain	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1943	Yamba Pilot Station, AU	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1943	Portage la Prairie, CA	daily high min	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	14.4 C (25.9 F)	16 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1943	Argyle Downs, AU	daily rain	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1943	Rosewood, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	32.6 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1943	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	5 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1943	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	24 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1943	Zugspitze, DE	daily snow depth	550.0 cm (216.5 in)	150.0 cm (59.1 in)	36 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1943	Grace, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	33 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1943	Llanrheidol Station, AU	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	24 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1943	Bathurst, CA	daily high min	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	64 years	28 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 1943

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1943. 1943 had 459 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 200	355
200 to 400	1
400 to 600	0
600 to 800	1
800 to 1000	0
1000 to 1200	0
1200 to 1400	0
1400 to 1600	1