Weather Records on 8 February 1974

560 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1974. Highest significance: Maraisburg (Gm), ZA.

Key Facts for 8 February 1974

On 8 February 1974, 560 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
107 were record highs and 152 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 17 monthly and 542 daily.
Maraisburg (Gm) set a daily record precipitation of 101.0 mm (4.0 in) on 8 February 1974.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 492 records.

Record Map

560 stations

560 station records on 8 February 1974 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1974: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Maraisburg (Gm)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Nossa Senhora Das Dores	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Logan	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Laurel 3 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tejucuoca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Bontfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Dover	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wrangell AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tacaratu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Geneva	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Sitka Magnetic Obsy	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cape May 2 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Maryborough	Australia	Record daily precipitation	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Durham	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Letaba Estates	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	147.9 mm (5.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Camilla 3SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Chester 1 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Angoon Pwr	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Treherne	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Chiricahua Nm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Monte Vista 2W	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chestertown	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Acarape	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Hopewell	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	67.0 mm (2.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Brundidge	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Bridgehampton	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Ashland	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Buckhannon	United States	Record daily snowfall	21.8 cm (8.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Manti	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Kalkaringi Police	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Mabuiag Island	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.4 mm (4.9 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Plant City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro	United States	Record low maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Bowling Green Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vytegra	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Amatikulu	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
York 3 SSW Pump STN	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.7 cm (5.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tobias Barreto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	70.0 mm (2.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	56.5 mm (2.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Saint Johns	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Fruitland	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Elkins- Randolph Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bogoroditskoye-Fenino	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	1.2 C (34.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Duncan	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Brooksville Chin Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Cambridge Water Trmt P	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilmington New Castle Co AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Taipu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Indlunkulu (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Keams Canyon	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Donalsonville 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	84.3 mm (3.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lumpkin 2 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ft George G Meade	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Towson	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Petersburg 1	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

560 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1974 by type: Highest daily maximum 44, Lowest daily maximum 67, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 85, Heaviest daily rainfall 214, Heaviest daily snowfall 72, Deepest snow cover 15.

Records on 8 February 1974 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	44
Lowest daily maximum	67
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	85
Heaviest daily rainfall	214
Heaviest daily snowfall	72
Deepest snow cover	15

Records on 8 February 1974 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 17, daily 542.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

468 broken records

Margins by which the 468 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 1974

Top 20 records on 8 February 1974 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1974	Maraisburg (Gm), ZA	daily rain	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	58.3 mm (2.3 in)	68 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1974	Nossa Senhora Das Dores, BR	monthly rain	111.1 mm (4.4 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1974	Logan, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	67 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Laurel 3 W, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	68 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Tejucuoca, BR	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	56.3 mm (2.2 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Bontfontein, ZA	daily rain	117.0 mm (4.6 in)	53.2 mm (2.1 in)	36 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Dover, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	11.5 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Wrangell AP, US	daily rain	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Tacaratu, BR	monthly rain	104.2 mm (4.1 in)	35.9 mm (1.4 in)	9 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Cartwright, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	66 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Geneva, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	79 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Sitka Magnetic Obsy, US	daily rain	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	50 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Cape May 2 NW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Maryborough, AU	daily rain	79.6 mm (3.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	74 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Durham, CA	daily low min	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	78 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Letaba Estates, ZA	daily rain	147.9 mm (5.8 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	7 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Camilla 3SE, US	all-time rain	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Chester 1 SE, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	36 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Angoon Pwr, US	monthly rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	8 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1974	Treherne, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	37 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 1974

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1974. 1974 had 560 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	388
20 to 40	40
40 to 60	16
60 to 80	9
80 to 100	5
100 to 120	5
120 to 140	5