Weather Records on 8 February 1960

551 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1960. Highest significance: Camptonville Rs, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1960

On 8 February 1960, 551 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
174 were record highs and 22 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 28 monthly and 521 daily.
Camptonville Rs set a monthly record daily precipitation of 226.1 mm (8.9 in) on 8 February 1960.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

551 stations

551 station records on 8 February 1960 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1960: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Camptonville Rs	United States	Record daily precipitation	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Mtunzini	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Murgoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ponce 4 E	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Karinga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sandstone	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Cedarville	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Grass Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Deer Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Widgiemooltha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Calistoga	United States	Record daily precipitation	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Downieville	United States	Record daily precipitation	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Yreka	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Lowman	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bowman Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Iowa Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Helena	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Keno	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Pembroke Eddy Match	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record daily precipitation	180.3 mm (7.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ukiah	United States	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Woodfords	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Garden Valley	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Boca	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record daily precipitation	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Roseburg Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Bencubbin	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mackay Lost Rvr Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Colgate Powerhouse	United States	Record daily precipitation	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Talent	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Electra P H	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.4 mm (2.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gold Run 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	167.4 mm (6.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Upper Lake 2 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Booylgoo Spring	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Winton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Colfax	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.6 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Davis 2 WSW Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hat Creek	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Kentfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Nevada City	United States	Record daily precipitation	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Placerville	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Deadwood Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chiloquin 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodbine Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Dobbins Colgate Foreba	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Twin Lakes	United States	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Graton	United States	Record daily precipitation	87.9 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Emmett 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitefish Pt	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record daily precipitation	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Mateo	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valley Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Eddington Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Bidwell	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Georgetown	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.3 mm (6.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Montpelier Rs	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

551 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1960 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 8, Highest daily minimum 141, Lowest daily minimum 14, Heaviest daily rainfall 313, Heaviest daily snowfall 39, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 8 February 1960 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	8
Highest daily minimum	141
Lowest daily minimum	14
Heaviest daily rainfall	313
Heaviest daily snowfall	39
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 8 February 1960 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 28, daily 521.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

465 broken records

Margins by which the 465 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 129.5. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1960

Top 20 records on 8 February 1960 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1960	Camptonville Rs, US	monthly rain	226.1 mm (8.9 in)	91.5 mm (3.6 in)	42 years	67 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1960	Santa Rosa, US	daily rain	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	70.1 mm (2.8 in)	44 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Mtunzini, ZA	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Murgoo, AU	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	44 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Ponce 4 E, PR	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	28 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Karinga, AU	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Sandstone, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Cedarville, US	monthly rain	38.4 mm (1.5 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	53 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Grass Valley, US	monthly rain	186.9 mm (7.4 in)	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	19 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Deer Creek Ph, US	monthly rain	211.6 mm (8.3 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Widgiemooltha, AU	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Calistoga, US	monthly rain	149.9 mm (5.9 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Downieville, US	daily rain	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	44 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Yreka, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Lowman, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	20.5 mm (0.8 in)	36 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Bowman Dam, US	daily rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Iowa Hill, US	monthly rain	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Saint Helena, US	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Keno, US	monthly rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1960	Pembroke Eddy Match, CA	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 years	42 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 1960

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1960. 1960 had 551 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	386
20 to 40	44
40 to 60	22
60 to 80	5
80 to 100	3
100 to 120	3
120 to 140	2