Weather Records on 8 February 1949

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1949. Highest significance: Koloa 936, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1949

On 8 February 1949, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 79 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 8 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 315 daily.
Koloa 936 set a daily record precipitation of 180.8 mm (7.1 in) on 8 February 1949.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 8 February 1949 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1949: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Koloa 936	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record daily precipitation	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Williams	United States	Record snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Kekaha 944	United States	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mana 1026	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Payson Rs	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Homestead 985	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Aiea Fld 764A	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Grove Farm 1021	United States	Record daily precipitation	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Kealia 1112	United States	Record daily precipitation	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muttaburra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Manoa 712.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Westland	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Camp Crook	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hartington	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kimball 2NE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Kula Erehwon 328	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Intake Wainiha 1086	United States	Record daily precipitation	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kukuiula 935	United States	Record daily precipitation	172.0 mm (6.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Kayenta	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Koolau Dam 833	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Periakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cumbres	United States	Record daily snowfall	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kawailoa	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Grand Junction Walker Fld	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mill Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Twin Falls 2 NNE	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Coeur D'Alene	United States	Record snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Luakaha Lower 782	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Telemon Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pilliga (Nirvana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kahuku 912	United States	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Oakwood	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Phillipsburg 1 SSE	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Roma Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pinal Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Prescott	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Mandan Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Aakukui 1007	United States	Record daily precipitation	189.7 mm (7.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Garah (Bengerang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Leo	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Aberdeen Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lochnagar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bimerah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Jerome	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Sundance	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dubbo (Mentone)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Alpine	United States	Record snow depth	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
W Pt	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Weribone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Alfred	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
The Wilgas	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cubbaroo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Cypress River	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Canyon HQ	United States	Record snow depth	83.8 cm (33.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1949 by type: Highest daily maximum 30, Lowest daily maximum 35, Highest daily minimum 23, Lowest daily minimum 44, Heaviest daily rainfall 132, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 43.

Records on 8 February 1949 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	30
Lowest daily maximum	35
Highest daily minimum	23
Lowest daily minimum	44
Heaviest daily rainfall	132
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	43

Records on 8 February 1949 by timescale: all-time 8, monthly 23, daily 315.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

258 broken records

Margins by which the 258 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 737.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1949

Top 20 records on 8 February 1949 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1949	Koloa 936, US	daily rain	180.8 mm (7.1 in)	157.7 mm (6.2 in)	41 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Waianae 798, US	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Kilauea 1134, US	monthly rain	225.0 mm (8.9 in)	76.4 mm (3.0 in)	4 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Williams, US	daily snow depth	99.1 cm (39.0 in)	73.7 cm (29.0 in)	30 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Kekaha 944, US	monthly rain	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	3 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Mana 1026, US	monthly rain	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Payson Rs, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Homestead 985, US	monthly rain	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Aiea Fld 764A, US	daily rain	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Grove Farm 1021, US	daily rain	170.7 mm (6.7 in)	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Kealia 1112, US	daily rain	198.4 mm (7.8 in)	182.1 mm (7.2 in)	22 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Muttaburra, AU	daily rain	76.5 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	52 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Manoa 712.1, US	daily rain	122.2 mm (4.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Westland, AU	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Camp Crook, US	daily snow depth	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Hartington, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	53.4 cm (21.0 in)	1 year	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Kimball 2NE, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Kula Erehwon 328, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snow depth	58.4 cm (23.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	1 year	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1949	Intake Wainiha 1086, US	daily rain	236.2 mm (9.3 in)	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	6 years	44 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 1949

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1949. 1949 had 346 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 100	224
100 to 200	19
200 to 300	7
300 to 400	3
400 to 500	2
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	0
700 to 800	1