Weather Records on 8 February 1948

417 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1948. Highest significance: Wien, AT.

Key Facts for 8 February 1948

On 8 February 1948, 417 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
43 were record highs and 55 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 407 daily.
Wien set a daily record precipitation of 25.4 mm (1.0 in) on 8 February 1948.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

417 stations

417 station records on 8 February 1948 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1948: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Wien	Austria	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Chemnitz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rosalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Channel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Day Dawn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Calhoun 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Milly Milly	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Colville	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mileura	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huehue 92.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Cullculli	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moningarin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ruston la Tech	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Clayton Muni Air Pk	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Priest Rvr Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Kaslo	Canada	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsdown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Medicine Hat A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Napoopoo 28	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Nannine	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Nelson	Canada	Record daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Bernard	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Porthill	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hoosier Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Greensboro	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ione	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Itaporanga (Misericordia)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sandpoint Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Black Lake	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Longmire Rainier Nps	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Quesnel	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Concord	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Springer	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Spokane Intl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Southern Cross	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Afogados da Ingazeira (Dnocs)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gleichen	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Regensburg	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	9.2 C (48.6 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Nord Odal	Norway	Record snow depth	118.0 cm (46.5 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cuyamaca	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Goat Rock	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ironton	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Beebyn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Castelo Do Piaui (Marvao)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	61.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Atalaia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Leeds	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

417 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1948 by type: Highest daily maximum 18, Lowest daily maximum 21, Highest daily minimum 25, Lowest daily minimum 34, Heaviest daily rainfall 209, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 38.

Records on 8 February 1948 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	18
Lowest daily maximum	21
Highest daily minimum	25
Lowest daily minimum	34
Heaviest daily rainfall	209
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	38

Records on 8 February 1948 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 407.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

356 broken records

Margins by which the 356 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 1948

Top 20 records on 8 February 1948 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1948	Wien, AT	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	46 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Chemnitz, DE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	59 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Rosalia, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	47 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Channel, CA	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Day Dawn, AU	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Metten, DE	daily rain	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Calhoun 2 N, US	daily rain	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	53 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Milly Milly, AU	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Kaslo, CA	daily snowfall	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	32 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Priest Rvr Exp STN, US	monthly snowfall	34.3 cm (13.5 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	21 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Colville, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	44 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Sandpoint Exp STN, US	daily snowfall	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	16 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Mileura, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Huehue 92.1, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Cullculli, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	29 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Moningarin, AU	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	36.0 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Auburn, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	53 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Ruston la Tech, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1948	Clayton Muni Air Pk, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	51 years	39 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 1948

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1948. 1948 had 417 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	302
50 to 100	35
100 to 150	8
150 to 200	5
200 to 250	5
250 to 300	1