Weather Records on 8 February 1975

346 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1975. Highest significance: Ft Robinson, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1975

On 8 February 1975, 346 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
42 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 6 monthly and 338 daily.
Ft Robinson set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 8 February 1975.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 493 records.

Record Map

346 stations

346 station records on 8 February 1975 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1975: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Ft Robinson	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Oelrichs	United States	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ibitinga	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Ardmore 1 NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Sotchi	Russia	Record daily precipitation	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Merriman	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Malboona	Australia	Record daily precipitation	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Greenwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Powell River	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Midland Water Pollution Contro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ainsworth	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Tasiilaq	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Ignatius	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Newport	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lawrence	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Timovskoe	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Galesburg	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Superior	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Ituverava	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Atkinson 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hot Springs	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Wood	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Butte Bert Mooney AP	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Norris Madison Pwr House	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Valentine Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wheatland 4N	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Chadron 3SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ouro Branco (Manairama)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.0 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Napa State Hospital	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Upton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wilburra Downs Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Salekhard	Russia	Record low minimum temperature	-46.5 C (-51.7 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Waynesboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Clunes	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Assiniboia	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Elliston	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Sao Pedro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gander Int'l A	Canada	Record daily snowfall	28.7 cm (11.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Valley	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Red Rvr	United States	Record snow depth	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Tekoa	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Patroy Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Imaculada	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	58.1 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Blountstown 2 SE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Denton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wyola 1 SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Springview 2NW	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pilot Rock 1 SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Lois River Dam	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Blackleaf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Neligh	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dufur	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crandall Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Yoder 5 W	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Una (Agr)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Kellogg	United States	Record daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oakland	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Nhill	Australia	Record high minimum temperature	24.0 C (75.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Delegate River	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

346 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1975 by type: Highest daily maximum 14, Lowest daily maximum 47, Highest daily minimum 28, Lowest daily minimum 57, Heaviest daily rainfall 102, Heaviest daily snowfall 79, Deepest snow cover 19.

Records on 8 February 1975 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	14
Lowest daily maximum	47
Highest daily minimum	28
Lowest daily minimum	57
Heaviest daily rainfall	102
Heaviest daily snowfall	79
Deepest snow cover	19

Records on 8 February 1975 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 6, daily 338.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

284 broken records

Margins by which the 284 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 1975

Top 20 records on 8 February 1975 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1975	Ft Robinson, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	72 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Oelrichs, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	80 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Ibitinga, BR	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	25 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Ardmore 1 NW, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	65 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Sotchi, RU	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Merriman, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	73 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Malboona, AU	daily rain	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Greenwood, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	53 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Powell River, CA	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	14.9 cm (5.9 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Midland Water Pollution Contro, CA	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Ainsworth, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Tasiilaq, GL	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	11.8 mm (0.5 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Saint Ignatius, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Newport, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	73 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Lawrence, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	37 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1975	Timovskoe, RU	daily high min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	79 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1975	Galesburg, US	daily snowfall	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	73 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1975	Superior, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1975	Ituverava, BR	daily rain	86.5 mm (3.4 in)	38.3 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1975	Atkinson 3SW, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	47 years	33 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 1975

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1975. 1975 had 346 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	221
25 to 50	35
50 to 75	14
75 to 100	8
100 to 125	2
125 to 150	3
150 to 175	0
175 to 200	1