Weather Records on 8 February 1977

704 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1977. Highest significance: Chippewa Lake, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1977

On 8 February 1977, 704 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
119 were record highs and 308 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 6 were all-time records, 27 monthly and 671 daily.
Chippewa Lake set a daily record snow depth of 43.2 cm (17.0 in) on 8 February 1977.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 491 records.

Record Map

704 stations

704 station records on 8 February 1977 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1977: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Chippewa Lake	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Bellefontaine	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Rushville	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Derry 4 SW	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Entabeni (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Findlay Wpcc	United States	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Franklinville	United States	Record snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Olney 2S	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Watertown	United States	Record snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Marion 2 N	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Washington 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Effingham 3SW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Greencastle 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cairns Aero	Australia	Record daily precipitation	235.4 mm (9.3 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Port Stanley	Canada	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Coshocton Wpc Plt	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Rooipoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Newark Wtr Wks	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Soyland I Gjesdal	Norway	Record snow depth	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charleston	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Charles Mill Lake	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Gagnoa	Cote D'Ivoire	Record daily precipitation	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Williams 3 SW	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Delaware	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Louth (Bloxham Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.0 mm (1.7 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Warren (Eenaweena)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Crawfordsville Pwr Plt	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Huntington	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Wellston Tippy Dam	United States	Record snow depth	129.5 cm (51.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Candelaria (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Palestine	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Greenville Wtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Cleveland	United States	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Ravenshill	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	135.0 mm (5.3 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Tshakhuma	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	120.2 mm (4.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Whitestown	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Lumberton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Circleville	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Mc Connellsville Lk 7	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Put-In-Bay	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Urbana Wrf	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Rantoul	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Vine Creek	Australia	Record daily precipitation	189.4 mm (7.5 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Champaign 3S	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Maysville Wwtp	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Sandusky	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Waverly	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Conway	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Darwin Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Pana	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Whitestown	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Creighton	United States	Record high maximum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dennison Wtr Wks	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Kenton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Corry	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

704 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1977 by type: Highest daily maximum 56, Lowest daily maximum 64, Highest daily minimum 63, Lowest daily minimum 244, Heaviest daily rainfall 165, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 109.

Records on 8 February 1977 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	56
Lowest daily maximum	64
Highest daily minimum	63
Lowest daily minimum	244
Heaviest daily rainfall	165
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	109

Records on 8 February 1977 by timescale: all-time 6, monthly 27, daily 671.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

593 broken records

Margins by which the 593 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 585.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1977

Top 20 records on 8 February 1977 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1977	Chippewa Lake, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	75 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1977	Bellefontaine, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	81 years	65 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1977	Rushville, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	65 years	64 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1977	Derry 4 SW, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	77 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1977	Entabeni (Bos), ZA	daily rain	234.0 mm (9.2 in)	138.5 mm (5.5 in)	40 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Findlay Wpcc, US	daily snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	32 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Franklinville, US	daily snow depth	137.2 cm (54.0 in)	58.5 cm (23.0 in)	41 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Youngstown-Warren Rgnl AP, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	32 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Olney 2S, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Watertown, US	daily snow depth	111.8 cm (44.0 in)	40.7 cm (16.0 in)	75 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Marion 2 N, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Washington 1 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	77 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Effingham 3SW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	61 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Greencastle 1 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Cairns Aero, AU	daily rain	235.4 mm (9.3 in)	124.9 mm (4.9 in)	22 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Mineral Ridge Wtr Wks, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	6 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Port Stanley, CA	daily low min	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	101 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	New Castle 1 N, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Coshocton Wpc Plt, US	daily snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	6 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1977	Rooipoort, ZA	daily rain	47.1 mm (1.9 in)	23.0 mm (0.9 in)	66 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 1977

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1977. 1977 had 704 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 100	544
100 to 200	33
200 to 300	12
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	1
500 to 600	1