Weather Records on 8 February 1971

1,146 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1971. Highest significance: Milton Post Office, AU.

Key Facts for 8 February 1971

On 8 February 1971, 1,146 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
65 were record highs and 325 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 9 were all-time records, 34 monthly and 1,103 daily.
Milton Post Office set a daily record precipitation of 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 8 February 1971.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 489 records.

Record Map

1,146 stations

1,146 station records on 8 February 1971 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1971: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	76 of 100 (Major)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Marlborough Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Biggenden Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Hiram	United States	Record daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Batemans Bay Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Duaringa Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Britstown (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Stuart Town	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Leo	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Riverslea Tm	Australia	Record daily precipitation	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Jambin Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Rockley Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Long Branch-Oakhurst	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Booligal (Toms Lake)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt	United States	Record daily precipitation	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Philo 3 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
St Petersburg	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Hunthawang)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Deland 1 SSE	United States	Record daily precipitation	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Melstone	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Yeoval Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Gillette 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Niagara Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	31.0 cm (12.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Dululu Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	147.6 mm (5.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
St Catharines	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cedar Key 1 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Pemberton	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Mtn Lake	United States	Record daily precipitation	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jeogla (Jeolga Old.Sf.Site)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ulladulla	Australia	Record daily precipitation	176.5 mm (6.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hillston (Willanthry)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Welland	Canada	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bowling Green Warren Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Baralaba Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier Int'l	Canada	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bartow 1SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	103.4 mm (4.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Little Falls City Rsch	United States	Record snow depth	147.3 cm (58.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Avington	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bingara (Keera)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Port Hastings	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Plant City	United States	Record daily precipitation	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wauchula	United States	Record daily precipitation	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Mills 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Biloela Dpi	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Doongul State Forest	Australia	Record daily precipitation	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gnomery	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Low Head (Comparison)	Australia	Record high maximum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Winter Haven	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Merlin Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Rannes Railway Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	100.8 mm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Campbellford	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,146 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1971 by type: Highest daily maximum 26, Lowest daily maximum 87, Highest daily minimum 39, Lowest daily minimum 238, Heaviest daily rainfall 431, Heaviest daily snowfall 223, Deepest snow cover 102.

Records on 8 February 1971 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	26
Lowest daily maximum	87
Highest daily minimum	39
Lowest daily minimum	238
Heaviest daily rainfall	431
Heaviest daily snowfall	223
Deepest snow cover	102

Records on 8 February 1971 by timescale: all-time 9, monthly 34, daily 1,103.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

990 broken records

Margins by which the 990 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 330.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1971

Top 20 records on 8 February 1971 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1971	Milton Post Office, AU	daily rain	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	92 years	76 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1971	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	75 years	69 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1971	Marlborough Post Office, AU	daily rain	254.0 mm (10.0 in)	181.6 mm (7.1 in)	56 years	66 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1971	Biggenden Post Office, AU	daily rain	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	57 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1971	St Catharines, CA	monthly snowfall	34.0 cm (13.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	29 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1971	Hiram, US	daily snowfall	25.9 cm (10.2 in)	18.3 cm (7.2 in)	56 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1971	Batemans Bay Post Office, AU	daily rain	196.3 mm (7.7 in)	167.9 mm (6.6 in)	47 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1971	Duaringa Post Office, AU	daily rain	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	72.2 mm (2.8 in)	72 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1971	Britstown (Pol), ZA	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	68 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1971	Stuart Town, AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1971	Saint Leo, US	daily rain	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	64 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1971	Riverslea Tm, AU	daily rain	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1971	Welland, CA	daily snowfall	34.8 cm (13.7 in)	23.4 cm (9.2 in)	36 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1971	Cincinnati Abbe Wsmo, US	daily snowfall	19.3 cm (7.6 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1971	Jambin Post Office, AU	daily rain	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1971	Rockley Post Office, AU	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1971	Long Branch-Oakhurst, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1971	Booligal (Toms Lake), AU	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	36 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1971	Port Dover, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	68 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1971	Tarpon Spgs Sewage Plt, US	monthly rain	159.0 mm (6.3 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	71 years	53 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 1971

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1971. 1971 had 1,146 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	842
50 to 100	99
100 to 150	31
150 to 200	10
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	1
300 to 350	4