Weather Records on 8 February 1957

998 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1957. Highest significance: Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1957

On 8 February 1957, 998 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
455 were record highs and 13 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 18 monthly and 980 daily.
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road) set a daily record precipitation of 63.5 mm (2.5 in) on 8 February 1957.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

998 stations

998 station records on 8 February 1957 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1957: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Marrar (Centenary Drive)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Wilkawatt Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Welbedacht Agric Office	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Cullenswood)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
St Marys (Clive Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Narrewilock	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Loxton (Pyap)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Frances	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Jerilderie (Yanko Station)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kerang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Beaufort (Wongan)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River East (Lovat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Lilydale Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Gundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mulwala (Tarramia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Moina	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Irishtown	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawalla South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Ulonga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel Hill (Kundiewa)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fernihurst	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Inglewood (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blessington Upper	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Yambacoona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Napier Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Four Corners	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Miller Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wedderburn (Post Office)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Yarrawonga Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Virden	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Coonamble (Warrana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Smithton (Grant Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Moorina (Frome Dam)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kellevie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Triabunna (3 Boyle Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Oatlands (Bow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Sparta 1 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Boort	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Canary Island South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
South Nietta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beauchamp	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Woomelang	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Macorna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Rochester	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vieta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gladfield Hopefield Estate	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Branxholm (Stoke Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cressy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Currie Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
New Westminster	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Olinda (Springdale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tarcutta (Wollumbi)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coolamon Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Rennie (Pine View)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lorinna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Petrusberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tombstone	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

998 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1957 by type: Highest daily maximum 212, Lowest daily maximum 7, Highest daily minimum 243, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 506, Heaviest daily snowfall 19, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 February 1957 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	212
Lowest daily maximum	7
Highest daily minimum	243
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	506
Heaviest daily snowfall	19
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 February 1957 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 18, daily 980.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

867 broken records

Margins by which the 867 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1957

Top 20 records on 8 February 1957 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1957	Eaglehawk Neck (Jetty Road), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	66 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1957	Marrar (Centenary Drive), AU	daily rain	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Wilkawatt Post Office, AU	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	49 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Welbedacht Agric Office, ZA	monthly rain	114.5 mm (4.5 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	1 year	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	St Marys (Cullenswood), AU	daily rain	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	67.9 mm (2.7 in)	22 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	St Marys (Clive Street), AU	daily rain	114.6 mm (4.5 in)	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Narrewilock, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Loxton (Pyap), AU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	10 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Frances, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	49 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Jerilderie (Yanko Station), AU	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	81 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Kerang, AU	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	32 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Beaufort (Wongan), AU	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Gellibrand River East (Lovat), AU	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Lilydale Post Office, AU	daily rain	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	28.9 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Gundagai, AU	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Mulwala (Tarramia), AU	daily rain	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	39.7 mm (1.6 in)	32 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Moina, AU	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	22 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Irishtown, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	13 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Yarrawalla South, AU	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1957	Booligal (Ulonga), AU	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	76 years	40 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 1957

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1957. 1957 had 998 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 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	781
20 to 40	68
40 to 60	12
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1