Weather Records on 8 February 1965

793 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1965. Highest significance: Paterson, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1965

On 8 February 1965, 793 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
478 were record highs and 16 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 775 daily.
Paterson set a daily record precipitation of 58.7 mm (2.3 in) on 8 February 1965.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

793 stations

793 station records on 8 February 1965 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1965: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paterson	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Oswego	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Scarsdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Tuba City	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baltimore Customs House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Arendtsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
York Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pedlar Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Vlakfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bloserville 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Liberty Intl AP	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Holtwood	United States	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bonfim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Agartala	India	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pointe Au Pere	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charlottesville 2W	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flin Flon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Pleasant	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Atlantic City Marina	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sierra Ancha	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bedford	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Moorestown 4 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rougemont	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Warsaw 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgeville 1 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Towson	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Valentine 10 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Denton 2 E	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Blue	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Bedford Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
New Park	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Spring Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Buchanan	United States	Record daily precipitation	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Hope 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Warwick	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Gettysburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Texarkana Webb Fld	United States	Record daily precipitation	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Westminster 2 SSE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Canoe Brook	United States	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lambertville	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Raleigh State UNIV	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salisbury	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Graterford	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bennington 2 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Frei Paulo	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Banff	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Peterborough	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Liberal	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cumberland	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fall River	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

793 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1965 by type: Highest daily maximum 145, Lowest daily maximum 12, Highest daily minimum 333, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 235, Heaviest daily snowfall 48, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 8 February 1965 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	145
Lowest daily maximum	12
Highest daily minimum	333
Lowest daily minimum	4
Heaviest daily rainfall	235
Heaviest daily snowfall	48
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 8 February 1965 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 775.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

666 broken records

Margins by which the 666 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1965

Top 20 records on 8 February 1965 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1965	Paterson, US	daily rain	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	97 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Oswego, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	26.5 mm (1.0 in)	28 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Scarsdale, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	37 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Laurel 3 W, US	daily rain	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Tuba City, US	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	51 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Baltimore Customs House, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	6.7 C (12.1 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Arendtsville, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	York Haven, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	14 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Pedlar Dam, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Vlakfontein, ZA	daily rain	51.0 mm (2.0 in)	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	59 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Bloserville 1 N, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	37 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Newark Liberty Intl AP, US	daily high min	7.2 C (45.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	82 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Holtwood, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	37 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Westminster 2 SSE, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	69 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Bonfim, BR	daily rain	45.3 mm (1.8 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Agartala, IN	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	41 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Pointe Au Pere, CA	daily high max	5.0 C (41.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	86 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Charlottesville 2W, US	monthly rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	50 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Ny City Cntrl Park, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1965	Flin Flon, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	14 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 1965

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1965. 1965 had 793 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	609
20 to 40	30
40 to 60	13
60 to 80	8
80 to 100	1
100 to 120	4
120 to 140	1