Weather Records on 8 February 1953

462 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1953. Highest significance: Nappan Cda, CA.

Key Facts for 8 February 1953

On 8 February 1953, 462 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
171 were record highs and 74 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 31 monthly and 428 daily.
Nappan Cda set a monthly record daily precipitation of 83.8 mm (3.3 in) on 8 February 1953.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

462 stations

462 station records on 8 February 1953 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1953: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Nappan Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Vale	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Powell	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Annapolis Royal	Canada	Record daily precipitation	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Urandangi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Freiburg	Germany	Record snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Digby	Canada	Record daily precipitation	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Nash	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Headingly Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint John	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Durban-Botanical Gardens	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottetown Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Oranjerivier (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kentville Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Balfour (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Fillmore	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Austral Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	174.5 mm (6.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Scipio	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alexandria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rust-En-Vrede	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Lodge	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Springvale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ona	Norway	Record low minimum temperature	-11.0 C (12.2 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Chatsworth	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Duchess Hotel	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Triunfo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Brunette Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fredericton Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Waterland	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Deols Chateauroux Aerodrome de	France	Record low minimum temperature	-17.0 C (1.4 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record snow depth	36.0 cm (14.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Nossen	Germany	Record snow depth	42.0 cm (16.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record low maximum temperature	2.0 C (35.6 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kareepan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.5 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Granada Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Montreal McGill	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boras	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-15.7 C (3.7 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Titusville	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kingstree	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Buckingham Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record low maximum temperature	-24.0 C (-11.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Eastport	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Selwyn Wrc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toolebuc	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Forbes (Camp Street)	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salzburg	Austria	Record low maximum temperature	-7.5 C (18.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sussex	Canada	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record low maximum temperature	-6.4 C (20.5 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Greiz-Dolau	Germany	Record snow depth	32.0 cm (12.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Camperdown	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

462 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1953 by type: Highest daily maximum 47, Lowest daily maximum 38, Highest daily minimum 124, Lowest daily minimum 36, Heaviest daily rainfall 180, Heaviest daily snowfall 21, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 8 February 1953 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	47
Lowest daily maximum	38
Highest daily minimum	124
Lowest daily minimum	36
Heaviest daily rainfall	180
Heaviest daily snowfall	21
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 8 February 1953 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 31, daily 428.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

390 broken records

Margins by which the 390 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 250.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1953

Top 20 records on 8 February 1953 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1953	Nappan Cda, CA	monthly rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	38 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1953	Vale, US	monthly rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Powell, US	monthly snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	8.4 cm (3.3 in)	24 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Annapolis Royal, CA	monthly rain	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	0 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Urandangi, AU	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Emmett 2 E, US	daily rain	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Freiburg, DE	daily snow depth	21.0 cm (8.3 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	46 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Digby, CA	all-time rain	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	61 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Lake Nash, AU	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	81.5 mm (3.2 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Headingly Station, AU	daily rain	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Saint John, CA	monthly rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	68 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Durban-Botanical Gardens, ZA	daily rain	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	52 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	St Andrews, CA	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Charlottetown Cda, CA	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Scipio, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	13.4 mm (0.5 in)	44 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Moncton, CA	daily rain	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	6 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Oranjerivier (Sar), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Kentville Cda, CA	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	23 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Balfour (Pol), ZA	daily rain	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1953	Fillmore, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	54 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 1953

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1953. 1953 had 462 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	368
50 to 100	16
100 to 150	2
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	2