Weather Records on 8 February 1950

500 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1950. Highest significance: Eden (Caravan Park), AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1950

On 8 February 1950, 500 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
140 were record highs and 41 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 9 monthly and 490 daily.
Eden (Caravan Park) set a daily record precipitation of 197.6 mm (7.8 in) on 8 February 1950.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

500 stations

500 station records on 8 February 1950 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1950: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eden (Caravan Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Papaikou 144.1	United States	Record daily precipitation	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Juandah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Valley of Lagoons	Australia	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Bega (Newtown Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Burragate Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Eden (Timbillica)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Jimenbuen	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Roadvale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Tarome	Australia	Record daily precipitation	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne West (Hiawatha)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Pambula Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Honomu Mauka 138	United States	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne Public School	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Genoa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Paupong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Pana	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yass (Linton Hostel)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Jeffersonville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Hilo 86A	United States	Record daily precipitation	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Beaudesert Cryna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tilba Tilba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	195.6 mm (7.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Kosciusko (Hotel Koscius	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Anchorage	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moogerah Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kameruka (Kameruka Estate)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gabo Island Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	126.0 mm (5.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cooma Lambie Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Noupoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Butlerville 2 WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Rosevale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	92.2 mm (3.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tabooba Junction	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Centerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jindabyne (Lynwood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.4 mm (2.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Narooma Rvcp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Englesberg Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bemboka Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Fort St James	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bloemhof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mason City	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Gordonville	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cobargo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Allison	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Candelo Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Saint John	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Badarpur	India	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rathdowney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Therry Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bethesdaweg (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Abbotsford	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Morpeth Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Frankfort Disposal	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webster City	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boonah Stark Ave	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Teresina	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	150.0 mm (5.9 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salem	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sri Ranbirsingh	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Falls City 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

500 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1950 by type: Highest daily maximum 65, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 75, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 275, Heaviest daily snowfall 34, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 February 1950 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	65
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	75
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	275
Heaviest daily snowfall	34
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 February 1950 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 9, daily 490.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

415 broken records

Margins by which the 415 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1950

Top 20 records on 8 February 1950 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1950	Eden (Caravan Park), AU	daily rain	197.6 mm (7.8 in)	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	71 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1950	Papaikou 144.1, US	daily rain	256.3 mm (10.1 in)	131.8 mm (5.2 in)	42 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Juandah, AU	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	50 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Valley of Lagoons, AU	daily rain	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	16 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Bega (Newtown Road), AU	daily rain	194.6 mm (7.7 in)	167.2 mm (6.6 in)	18 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Burragate Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Eden (Timbillica), AU	daily rain	110.5 mm (4.4 in)	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Jimenbuen, AU	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	46 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Roadvale Post Office, AU	daily rain	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Tarome, AU	daily rain	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Jindabyne West (Hiawatha), AU	daily rain	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	50.1 mm (2.0 in)	15 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Pambula Post Office, AU	daily rain	160.0 mm (6.3 in)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Honomu Mauka 138, US	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	144.8 mm (5.7 in)	18 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Jindabyne Public School, AU	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Genoa, AU	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	15 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Paupong Station, AU	daily rain	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Pana, US	daily rain	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Yass (Linton Hostel), AU	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Jeffersonville, US	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	44 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1950	Hilo 86A, US	monthly rain	267.5 mm (10.5 in)	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	5 years	45 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 1950

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1950. 1950 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 25	341
25 to 50	40
50 to 75	15
75 to 100	9
100 to 125	4
125 to 150	4
150 to 175	1
175 to 200	1