Weather Records on 8 February 1976

771 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1976. Highest significance: Waialua 847, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1976

On 8 February 1976, 771 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
205 were record highs and 201 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 4 were all-time records, 42 monthly and 725 daily.
Waialua 847 set an all-time record daily precipitation of 241.0 mm (9.5 in) on 8 February 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

771 stations

771 station records on 8 February 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Waialua 847	United States	Record daily precipitation	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Hamilton Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Tbilisi	Georgia	Record daily precipitation	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Waianae 798	United States	Record daily precipitation	248.7 mm (9.8 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Woolga)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Marree (Farina)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Big Swamp)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Wedge	Australia	Record daily precipitation	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Tashir	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Odzun	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Alice Springs Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Anna Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Elliston	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Streaky Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	152.0 cm (59.8 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Bond Springs Homestead	Australia	Record daily precipitation	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Hope	Australia	Record daily precipitation	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Puerto Madero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Muloorina Station (Muloorina H	Australia	Record daily precipitation	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Finke Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.2 mm (3.5 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Umberatana)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.8 mm (2.2 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Krakmo	Norway	Record snow depth	155.0 cm (61.0 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Waimea 892	United States	Record daily precipitation	135.1 mm (5.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Sheringa	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kappawanta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Tevredenheid	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Hrazdan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	26.6 mm (1.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lyndhurst Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Lock (Ninamanima)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Warrnambool Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Scotia	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
N Is NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bourke (Yanda)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Drevja	Norway	Record snow depth	191.0 cm (75.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Seymour (Mag)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Barkly West (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (White Flat)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.0 mm (1.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Elderslie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Musquash	Canada	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lady Grey (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gertspan	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mina	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Idracowra	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Dutton	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ilbunga	Australia	Record daily precipitation	163.0 mm (6.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Arkaroola	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Kenny (Mount Cooper)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Port Lincoln (Westmere)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Sao Goncalo Do Amarante	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Amberd (Koshabulakh)	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.9 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beltana	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Parndana (Pioneer Bend)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.0 mm (1.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Coroata	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Agtertang	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haiwee	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aparan	Armenia	Record daily precipitation	31.6 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Gammon Ranges (Mount Serle)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	49.2 mm (1.9 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Copley (Myrtle Springs)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

771 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 95, Lowest daily maximum 103, Highest daily minimum 110, Lowest daily minimum 98, Heaviest daily rainfall 309, Heaviest daily snowfall 14, Deepest snow cover 42.

Records on 8 February 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	95
Lowest daily maximum	103
Highest daily minimum	110
Lowest daily minimum	98
Heaviest daily rainfall	309
Heaviest daily snowfall	14
Deepest snow cover	42

Records on 8 February 1976 by timescale: all-time 4, monthly 42, daily 725.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

663 broken records

Margins by which the 663 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 910.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1976

Top 20 records on 8 February 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1976	Waialua 847, US	all-time rain	241.0 mm (9.5 in)	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	21 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1976	Hamilton Station, AU	all-time rain	165.0 mm (6.5 in)	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	29 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1976	Tbilisi, GE	daily rain	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Waianae 798, US	monthly rain	248.7 mm (9.8 in)	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	0 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Port Lincoln, AU	daily rain	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	20 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Port Lincoln (Woolga), AU	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Marree (Farina), AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	88 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Port Lincoln (Big Swamp), AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	53.9 mm (2.1 in)	20 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Mount Wedge, AU	daily rain	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	14 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Tashir, AM	daily rain	28.3 mm (1.1 in)	20.0 mm (0.8 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Odzun, AM	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	29 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Alice Springs Airport, AU	daily rain	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Anna Creek, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	39.2 mm (1.5 in)	68 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Elliston, AU	daily rain	69.2 mm (2.7 in)	61.6 mm (2.4 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	North Shields (Port Lincoln Ae, AU	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	27.8 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Streaky Bay, AU	daily rain	60.0 mm (2.4 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	6 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily snow depth	152.0 cm (59.8 in)	91.0 cm (35.8 in)	22 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Bond Springs Homestead, AU	monthly rain	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	39 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Mount Hope, AU	daily rain	62.0 mm (2.4 in)	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	20 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1976	Puerto Madero, MX	daily low min	8.3 C (46.9 F)	8.4 C (15.1 F)	24 years	50 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 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1976. 1976 had 771 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 200	651
200 to 400	5
400 to 600	5
600 to 800	0
800 to 1000	2