Weather Records on 8 February 1952

198 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1952. Highest significance: Karunagapalli, IN.

Key Facts for 8 February 1952

On 8 February 1952, 198 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 192 daily.
Karunagapalli set a daily record precipitation of 34.3 mm (1.4 in) on 8 February 1952.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

198 stations

198 station records on 8 February 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Karunagapalli	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Holalkhere	India	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ernakulam	India	Record daily precipitation	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Gladwin	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Inverell Comparison	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Stratford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Toronto Agincourt	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Mahlabatini (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Roomal	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low minimum temperature	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	45.6 C (114.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tonteldoos	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record daily precipitation	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Parur	India	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nedumangad	India	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Launceston (Pumping Station)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Karasjok	Norway	Record snow depth	78.0 cm (30.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Kitchener	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Changenachery	India	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Greenville 2 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Midland 2	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lockport 2SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Grants Pass	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Goondiwindi Post Office	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	41.7 C (107.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Guelph Oac	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Uil	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-30.8 C (-23.4 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Barguzin	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-14.0 C (6.8 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
New London	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Cochin	India	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Newaygo Hardy Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Chula Vista	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Menasha	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Waupaca	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Paca-Ata	Kyrgyzstan	Record daily precipitation	14.8 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harapanahalli	India	Record daily precipitation	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sorve	Estonia	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Nagode	India	Record daily precipitation	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chitradurga	India	Record daily precipitation	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Harrai	India	Record daily precipitation	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zmeinogorsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Edgeley 3WNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Saaifontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jagalur	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Maihar	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Osmanabad	India	Record daily precipitation	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zuerich/Fluntern	Switzerland	Record daily precipitation	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Sheopur	India	Record daily precipitation	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak	Norway	Record daily precipitation	8.0 mm (0.31 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wahpeton 3 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ukiah	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bowman	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	8.0 cm (3.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kurwai	India	Record daily precipitation	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

198 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 50, Lowest daily maximum 2, Highest daily minimum 15, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 76, Heaviest daily snowfall 36, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 8 February 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	50
Lowest daily maximum	2
Highest daily minimum	15
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	76
Heaviest daily snowfall	36
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 8 February 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 6, daily 192.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

162 broken records

Margins by which the 162 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 228.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1952

Top 20 records on 8 February 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1952	Karunagapalli, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1952	Holalkhere, IN	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1952	Ernakulam, IN	monthly rain	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1952	Gladwin, US	daily snowfall	17.3 cm (6.8 in)	11.2 cm (4.4 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1952	Edgeley 3WNW, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	48 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Inverell Comparison, AU	monthly high max	41.7 C (107.1 F)	0.7 C (1.3 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Stratford, CA	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	66 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Toronto Agincourt, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	36 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Mahlabatini (Mag), ZA	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	12 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Roomal, IN	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Riva, IT	daily low min	-4.0 C (24.8 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	36 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Walgett Council Depot, AU	daily high max	45.6 C (114.1 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	51 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	18 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Tonteldoos, ZA	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Muskegon Co AP, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Zugspitze, DE	daily rain	37.9 mm (1.5 in)	6.7 mm (0.26 in)	41 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Parur, IN	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Nedumangad, IN	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18.3 mm (0.7 in)	26 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Namdalseid, NO	daily snow depth	83.0 cm (32.7 in)	11.0 cm (4.3 in)	54 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1952	Launceston (Pumping Station), AU	daily low min	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)

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 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1952. 1952 had 198 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	148
50 to 100	10
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	1