Weather Records on 8 February 1944

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1944. Highest significance: Burnie (No 1), AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1944

On 8 February 1944, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
161 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 488 daily.
Burnie (No 1) set a daily record precipitation of 42.4 mm (1.7 in) on 8 February 1944.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 8 February 1944 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1944: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Burnie (No 1)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Tsumeb - Pol	Namibia	Record daily precipitation	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Rajathgarh	India	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Miandetta (Tyrone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Claremore 2 ENE	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Altastenberg	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gatesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Kyabra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dingo Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Athmalik	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Latrobe (Coal Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cheviot Fells	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Pentland Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Thylungra Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Girilambone (Booroomugga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bulgroo Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ulverstone (Knights Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hindol	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Morokweng (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mochudi	Botswana	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brinkley	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Malvern Hills	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ayrshire Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balandapara	India	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Rocky Mt 8 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hewitt	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Julia Creek Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Isisford Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Devonport Harbour Master	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ridgley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Wynyard State School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Neosho	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cherry Gardens	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Khunti	India	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bonth	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Vinita 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cuttack	India	Record daily precipitation	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Baramba	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Reit Im Winkl	Germany	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Saraikela	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Stirling	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Dhenkanal	India	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Brevard	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ruthven	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kindersley	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Mistassini Post	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-48.3 C (-54.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Narsingpur	India	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gonda	India	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Col du Grand St-Bernard	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Willow Tree (Valais)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Gulgong Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elandsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1944 by type: Highest daily maximum 34, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 127, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 317, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 8 February 1944 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	34
Lowest daily maximum	6
Highest daily minimum	127
Lowest daily minimum	5
Heaviest daily rainfall	317
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 8 February 1944 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 10, daily 488.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

436 broken records

Margins by which the 436 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 1944

Top 20 records on 8 February 1944 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1944	Burnie (No 1), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Tsumeb - Pol, NA	all-time rain	48.6 mm (1.9 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Rajathgarh, IN	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Miandetta (Tyrone), AU	daily rain	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	47 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Cuttack, IN	daily rain	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Claremore 2 ENE, US	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	24 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Dubbo (Darling Street), AU	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Altastenberg, DE	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.4 mm (0.7 in)	45 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Gatesville, US	daily rain	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	43 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Kyabra, AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Purankot, IN	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Dingo Vale, AU	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Athmalik, IN	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Latrobe (Coal Road), AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Cheviot Fells, ZA	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Pentland Post Office, AU	daily rain	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	10 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Thylungra Station, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	50 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Girilambone (Booroomugga), AU	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	45 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1944	Bulgroo Station, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	45 years	38 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 1944

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1944. 1944 had 500 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	380
20 to 40	39
40 to 60	10
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	1
120 to 140	1