Weather Records on 8 February 1962

448 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1962. Highest significance: San Pedro, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1962

On 8 February 1962, 448 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
131 were record highs and 46 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 2 monthly and 446 daily.
San Pedro set a daily record precipitation of 75.2 mm (3.0 in) on 8 February 1962.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

448 stations

448 station records on 8 February 1962 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1962: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
San Pedro	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Dunham River Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Ames	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Griquatown (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Boschkloof	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Monica	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coolawanyah	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Roodebloem	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Newport Beach Harbor	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Torrance AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Corona	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Thomas River (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna Beach	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
McBride 4SE	Canada	Record daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Long Beach Pub Svc	United States	Record daily precipitation	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Ana Fire STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tamar	India	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Budaun	India	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Trona	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ico	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rockford	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Berea College	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Pomona/Fairplex	United States	Record daily precipitation	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Zion Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Suldalsvatn	Norway	Record snow depth	105.0 cm (41.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ventura	United States	Record daily precipitation	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Northdale	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Sacramento 5 ESE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Ivanhoe Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Alpha Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Clifton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Manistique Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Oukraal	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Bowie	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Mt Vernon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Cooralya	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Marseille Obs. Palais-Lonchamp	France	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Ojai	United States	Record daily precipitation	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Milagres	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Azusa City Park Fc 143	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gunnison 3SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ishpeming	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Quanbun Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
The Oaks John Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Roldal	Norway	Record snow depth	163.0 cm (64.2 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Grafton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Bayfield 6 N	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ust-Maja	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-27.9 C (-18.2 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nerchinskij Zavod	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-18.2 C (-0.8 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oxnard	United States	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tustin Irvine Rch	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ironwood	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-37.2 C (-35.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tres Piedras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Elmira	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Mardathuna	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

448 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1962 by type: Highest daily maximum 37, Lowest daily maximum 13, Highest daily minimum 94, Lowest daily minimum 33, Heaviest daily rainfall 232, Heaviest daily snowfall 30, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 8 February 1962 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	37
Lowest daily maximum	13
Highest daily minimum	94
Lowest daily minimum	33
Heaviest daily rainfall	232
Heaviest daily snowfall	30
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 8 February 1962 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 2, daily 446.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

369 broken records

Margins by which the 369 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 300.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1962

Top 20 records on 8 February 1962 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1962	San Pedro, US	daily rain	75.2 mm (3.0 in)	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	48 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Dunham River Station, AU	daily rain	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	34 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Ames, US	daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	44 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Griquatown (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Boschkloof, ZA	daily rain	83.0 mm (3.3 in)	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	7 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Santa Monica, US	daily rain	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	30 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Coolawanyah, AU	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	39 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Roodebloem, ZA	daily rain	27.0 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	67 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Newport Beach Harbor, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Torrance AP, US	daily rain	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	30 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Corona, US	daily rain	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	42 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	27.1 mm (1.1 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Thomas River (Sar), ZA	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	16.6 mm (0.7 in)	54 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Laguna Beach, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	McBride 4SE, CA	daily snowfall	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	11 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Long Beach Pub Svc, US	daily rain	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Santa Ana Fire STN, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Tamar, IN	daily rain	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	18 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Budaun, IN	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	31 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1962	Trona, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	30 years	36 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 1962

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1962. 1962 had 448 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 50	354
50 to 100	9
100 to 150	3
150 to 200	0
200 to 250	2
250 to 300	1