Weather Records on 8 February 1970

342 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1970. Highest significance: Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach, DE.

Key Facts for 8 February 1970

On 8 February 1970, 342 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
153 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 15 monthly and 327 daily.
Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach set a monthly record daily precipitation of 35.5 mm (1.4 in) on 8 February 1970.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

342 stations

342 station records on 8 February 1970 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1970: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach	Germany	Record daily precipitation	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Daly Waters AWS	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Lauda-Konigshofen-Gerlachsheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Neustadt/Weinstrasse	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Santiago	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pablillo (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Douglas - Warner St	Australia	Record daily precipitation	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Oni	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kuranda Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hambantota	Sri Lanka	Record high minimum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Supai	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Buckland Downs	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Escondido	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ranken River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gollhofen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Freeport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City Exp Farm	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Salem AP (McNary Field)	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Mossman Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Mowbray	Australia	Record daily precipitation	214.4 mm (8.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Wolfstein/Pfalz	Germany	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record high minimum temperature	9.4 C (48.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kern River Ph 1	United States	Record high maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tejon Rancho	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Lakeview 2 NNW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Adelaide West Terrace	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Mount Molloy Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Langara	Canada	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Fort St James	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Nikorcminda	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	30.8 mm (1.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bad-Neunkirchen Mergentheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Helena	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kentland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Estacada 2 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Kula Sanatorium 267	United States	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Topaz	Australia	Record daily precipitation	188.0 mm (7.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Ross	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Lake Spaulding	United States	Record high minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Pahala 21	United States	Record low minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Morris 1NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Shovi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kr. Neckar-Odenwald Buchen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Trier-Zewen	Germany	Record daily precipitation	32.1 mm (1.3 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Teberda	Russia	Record daily precipitation	37.2 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Goldfield	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.0 C (41.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Brookings	United States	Record high maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Mc Minnville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St George	United States	Record high maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Blagodarnyj	Russia	Record daily precipitation	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Geisenheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	10.3 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Arzgir	Russia	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Turinsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Samary	Russia	Record daily precipitation	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Aktobe	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	16.1 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mainz-Lerchenberg (Zdf)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Kropacevo	Russia	Record daily precipitation	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gorodovikovsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Petropavlovsk	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

342 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1970 by type: Highest daily maximum 106, Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 47, Lowest daily minimum 8, Heaviest daily rainfall 162, Heaviest daily snowfall 11, Deepest snow cover 5.

Records on 8 February 1970 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	106
Lowest daily maximum	3
Highest daily minimum	47
Lowest daily minimum	8
Heaviest daily rainfall	162
Heaviest daily snowfall	11
Deepest snow cover	5

Records on 8 February 1970 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 15, daily 327.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

287 broken records

Margins by which the 287 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 177.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1970

Top 20 records on 8 February 1970 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1970	Kr.Ansbach Weidenbach, DE	monthly rain	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	12.6 mm (0.5 in)	7 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1970	Daly Waters AWS, AU	daily rain	98.6 mm (3.9 in)	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1970	Lauda-Konigshofen-Gerlachsheim, DE	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1970	Neustadt/Weinstrasse, DE	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1970	Santiago, MX	daily rain	35.8 mm (1.4 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1970	Pablillo (Smn), MX	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1970	Port Douglas - Warner St, AU	daily rain	183.1 mm (7.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	78 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1970	Vine Creek, AU	daily rain	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	16 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1970	Oni, GE	daily rain	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1970	Kuranda Railway Station, AU	daily rain	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1970	Hambantota, LK	daily high min	24.6 C (76.3 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	70 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1970	Supai, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1970	Buckland Downs, ZA	daily rain	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1970	Escondido, US	daily high max	30.0 C (86.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1970	Ranken River, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	16 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1970	Gollhofen, DE	monthly rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	12 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1970	Freeport, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	4.4 cm (1.7 in)	34 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1970	Lake City Exp Farm, US	daily high min	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	71 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1970	Salem AP (McNary Field), US	daily high max	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1970	Mossman Post Office, AU	daily rain	223.0 mm (8.8 in)	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

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 1970

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1970. 1970 had 342 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 25	269
25 to 50	11
50 to 75	6
75 to 100	0
100 to 125	0
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1