Weather Records on 8 February 1973

759 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1973. Highest significance: Rocksprings, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1973

On 8 February 1973, 759 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
106 were record highs and 75 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 749 daily.
Rocksprings set an all-time record daily snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 8 February 1973.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

759 stations

759 station records on 8 February 1973 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1973: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
Brownwood 2NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbora (Ellismayne)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Mudgee (George Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Chatsbury (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Ceara-Mirim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Camden 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Ladysdale	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Arthurville (Cramond)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Pine Bluff	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corinth 5 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Senatobia	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Angleton 2 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Fruitland	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Covington 3 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bendemeer (Caroline St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Manildra (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Clarksdale	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Deming	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Paint Rock	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Aldeia	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	72.3 mm (2.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Pearsall	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baratria	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Grootpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	70.8 mm (2.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Milan Exp STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ballinger 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tahoka	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Trangie (Old Bundemar)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dubbo (Darling Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Tahlequah	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brownsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gainesville	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Saxby Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Gaol	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Taralga (Grathawai)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Bigga (Woolbrook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Marulan (George St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Tarago (Kildare)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Rocksprings	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blayney (Vittoria)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Springfield)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Stuttgart	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ripley	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Savannah 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Honey Grove	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rotan	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

759 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1973 by type: Highest daily maximum 36, Lowest daily maximum 51, Highest daily minimum 70, Lowest daily minimum 24, Heaviest daily rainfall 458, Heaviest daily snowfall 98, Deepest snow cover 22.

Records on 8 February 1973 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	36
Lowest daily maximum	51
Highest daily minimum	70
Lowest daily minimum	24
Heaviest daily rainfall	458
Heaviest daily snowfall	98
Deepest snow cover	22

Records on 8 February 1973 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 8, daily 749.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

685 broken records

Margins by which the 685 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 178.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1973

Top 20 records on 8 February 1973 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1973	Rocksprings, US	all-time snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.8 cm (6.2 in)	74 years	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
8 February 1973	Brownwood 2NE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Cobbora (Ellismayne), AU	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	42.6 mm (1.7 in)	61 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Mudgee (George Street), AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Blayney Post Office, AU	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	22.3 mm (0.9 in)	79 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Chatsbury (Maryland), AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Ceara-Mirim, BR	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	68.5 mm (2.7 in)	23 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Camden 1, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	72 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Ladysdale, ZA	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Arthurville (Cramond), AU	daily rain	80.5 mm (3.2 in)	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	2 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Pine Bluff, US	daily rain	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Corinth 5 WSW, US	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	68 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Senatobia, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	62 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Jackson Exp STN, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	72 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Angleton 2 W, US	monthly snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	59 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Trunkey Creek (Trunkey (Black, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Clarendon, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	62 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Fruitland, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	60 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Covington 3 SW, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	62 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1973	Bendemeer (Caroline St), AU	daily rain	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	90 years	41 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 1973

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1973. 1973 had 759 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	569
25 to 50	85
50 to 75	16
75 to 100	7
100 to 125	5
125 to 150	0
150 to 175	2
175 to 200	1