Weather Records on 8 February 1969

561 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1969. Highest significance: Cambrai (Kongolia), AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1969

On 8 February 1969, 561 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
53 were record highs and 163 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 10 monthly and 547 daily.
Cambrai (Kongolia) set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 8 February 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

561 stations

561 station records on 8 February 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Cambrai (Kongolia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
American River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Jacksonville 2E	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Moscow U of I	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Hay (Corrong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Conconully	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Apalachicola AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Palmyra	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simao Dias (Anapolis)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Winthrop 1 WSW	United States	Record daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Lisbon	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
White Hall 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Brookings 2 NE	United States	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Peake	Australia	Record daily precipitation	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Santana Do Ipanema	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Republic	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maquoketa	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orlando Executive AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Redwood Falls Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bishop AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls 2NNE	United States	Record snow depth	104.1 cm (41.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hannibal Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Irene Mtn Wauconda	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Quincy	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Haparanda	Sweden	Record snow depth	119.0 cm (46.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Xenia 6 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Red Pass Junction	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Perm	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lankaran	Azerbaijan	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Red Pass Junction	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Centerville 6 SE	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Victor 4 N	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kimba (Yeltana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Machado Portela (Juraci)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Burra (Poonunda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway Airport	United Kingdom	Record low maximum temperature	0.2 C (32.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Salamonia	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Monroe City	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Gothenburg	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Gordon 6N	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Madras	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Goldendale	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Warfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ekaterinburg	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Bend	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Parkston 8 ENE	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Grapevine Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Chimacum 4 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kent	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Leavenworth 3 S	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Boulia Airport	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Perm	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-29.9 C (-21.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tobolsk	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-35.1 C (-31.2 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Rushville	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Walgett Council Depot	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Kazan	Russia	Record low maximum temperature	-26.8 C (-16.2 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

561 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 92, Highest daily minimum 18, Lowest daily minimum 71, Heaviest daily rainfall 253, Heaviest daily snowfall 29, Deepest snow cover 63.

Records on 8 February 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	92
Highest daily minimum	18
Lowest daily minimum	71
Heaviest daily rainfall	253
Heaviest daily snowfall	29
Deepest snow cover	63

Records on 8 February 1969 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 10, daily 547.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

509 broken records

Margins by which the 509 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 787.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1969

Top 20 records on 8 February 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1969	Cambrai (Kongolia), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	61 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1969	American River, AU	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	58 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1969	Jacksonville 2E, US	daily rain	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1969	Moscow U of I, US	daily snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	30 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Hay (Corrong), AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	12 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Conconully, US	daily rain	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Apalachicola AP, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Palmyra, US	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	74 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Simao Dias (Anapolis), BR	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	51 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Winthrop 1 WSW, US	daily snowfall	26.2 cm (10.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	47 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Lisbon, US	daily snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	4 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	White Hall 1 E, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	34 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Brookings 2 NE, US	daily snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Springfield Abraham Lincoln Ca, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	51 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Peake, AU	all-time rain	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	22 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Santana Do Ipanema, BR	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50.6 mm (2.0 in)	34 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	52 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Republic, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Maquoketa, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	66 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1969	Orlando Executive AP, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	39 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 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1969. 1969 had 561 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 100	477
100 to 200	17
200 to 300	11
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1
700 to 800	1