Weather Records on 8 February 1947

553 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1947. Highest significance: Glenormiston, AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1947

On 8 February 1947, 553 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
32 were record highs and 202 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 5 monthly and 548 daily.
Glenormiston set a daily record precipitation of 72.1 mm (2.8 in) on 8 February 1947.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

553 stations

553 station records on 8 February 1947 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1947: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Glenormiston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Avoca	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
La Tuque	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Carandotta Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lovely Banks (Reservoir)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Barrage Gouin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Edmundston	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Italy	Record daily precipitation	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Jena Sternwarte	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bottineau	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Barunah Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeton 1 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Trenton	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sousa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	114.2 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leipzig-Holzhausen	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-19.0 C (-2.2 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Leliekloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Sec	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bimbowrie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Hillmoor	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Matatiele	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
New Brunswick Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Newcastle Waters	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oak Park Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tafelberg Hall	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Woodstock	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Geelong Salines (Moolap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Sorel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Berlin-Dahlem	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.3 C (13.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Philadelphia City	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Potsdam	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Magdeburg	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.5 C (13.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Gorlitz	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-23.1 C (-9.6 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Budapest	Hungary	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cardwell Marine Pde	Australia	Record daily precipitation	391.4 mm (15.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Galway	Ireland	Record low maximum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.4 C (18.7 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Braunschweig (T.H.)	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mtn Grove 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
David City 4E	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Bremen-Seefahrtschule	Germany	Record low maximum temperature	-7.3 C (18.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Goodwater	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Wooster Exp STN	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Roberval Nord	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Orofino	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Markland Dam 39	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

553 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1947 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 11, Lowest daily minimum 86, Heaviest daily rainfall 271, Heaviest daily snowfall 38, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 February 1947 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	11
Lowest daily minimum	86
Heaviest daily rainfall	271
Heaviest daily snowfall	38
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 February 1947 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 5, daily 548.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

475 broken records

Margins by which the 475 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1947

Top 20 records on 8 February 1947 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1947	Glenormiston, AU	daily rain	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	54 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1947	Brownsville, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	33 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Avoca, ZA	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	56 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	La Tuque, CA	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	La Tuque, CA	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Carandotta Station, AU	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	55 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Lovely Banks (Reservoir), AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Barrage Gouin, CA	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Barrage Gouin, CA	daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	4 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Edmundston, CA	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Edmundston, CA	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Genoa, IT	daily rain	44.8 mm (1.8 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	91 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low min	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	105 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	W Pt, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Jena Sternwarte, DE	daily low max	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	105 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Bottineau, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	27 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Barunah Plains, AU	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Bridgeton 1 NE, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Trenton, US	daily snowfall	14.5 cm (5.7 in)	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	28 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1947	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	51 years	35 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 1947

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1947. 1947 had 553 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	455
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	6
150 to 200	1
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1