Weather Records on 8 February 1979

1,355 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 8 February 1979. Highest significance: Walnut, US.

Key Facts for 8 February 1979

On 8 February 1979, 1,355 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
89 were record highs and 280 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 35 were all-time records, 69 monthly and 1,251 daily.
Walnut set a daily record snow depth of 50.8 cm (20.0 in) on 8 February 1979.
Across 161 earlier years (1798 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 487 records.

Record Map

1,355 stations

1,355 station records on 8 February 1979 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 8 February 1979: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Walnut	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Clinton #1	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
El Vado Dam	United States	Record snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Loup City	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Union City	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Erick	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Olathe 3E	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Hobart Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Williamsburg 1E	United States	Record snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Centralia	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Brinkley	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Morris River	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Lebo	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Paola	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Deseret	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Marseilles Lock/Dam	United States	Record snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Flora 5 NW	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Galva	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Cushing	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Whitewater Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Ottawa 4SW	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Appleton City	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Samara	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
New Boston Dam 17	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Colony	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Schleswig	Germany	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Birsk	Russia	Record daily precipitation	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Wayne	United States	Record snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Paris	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Alert Bay	Canada	Record daily precipitation	60.7 mm (2.4 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Conway	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Payette	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Jefferson	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Harveyville	United States	Record snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Eldon	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Channahon Dresden Isl Dam	United States	Record snow depth	86.4 cm (34.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Keosauqua	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Storm Lake	United States	Record snow depth	78.7 cm (31.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Carrollton 3 NNE	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Illinois City Dam 16	United States	Record snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Box Butte Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Westermarkelsdorf/Fehmarn	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
High Brg Lock 7	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Edina	United States	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Stover	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Chillicothe	United States	Record snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Blockton 1W	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Boone	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Hickman	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Jackson Exp STN	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dyersburg Muni AP	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
General Wayne A Downing Intl A	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Moline Quad City Intl AP	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Weddingstedt	Germany	Record snow depth	26.0 cm (10.2 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Alum Fk	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Freeport Wwtp	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Lincoln	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Dodge 5NNW	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Montezuma 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

1,355 records

Records set or tied on 8 February 1979 by type: Highest daily maximum 35, Lowest daily maximum 156, Highest daily minimum 54, Lowest daily minimum 124, Heaviest daily rainfall 158, Heaviest daily snowfall 201, Deepest snow cover 627.

Records on 8 February 1979 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	35
Lowest daily maximum	156
Highest daily minimum	54
Lowest daily minimum	124
Heaviest daily rainfall	158
Heaviest daily snowfall	201
Deepest snow cover	627

Records on 8 February 1979 by timescale: all-time 35, monthly 69, daily 1,251.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

1,070 broken records

Margins by which the 1,070 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 630.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

8 February 1979

Top 20 records on 8 February 1979 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 February 1979	Walnut, US	daily snow depth	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1979	Clinton #1, US	daily snow depth	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	77 years	70 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1979	El Vado Dam, US	daily snow depth	96.5 cm (38.0 in)	60.9 cm (24.0 in)	53 years	63 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1979	Loup City, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1979	Union City, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	82 years	62 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1979	Erick, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	61 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1979	Olathe 3E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1979	Hobart Muni AP, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	65 years	60 of 100 (Major)
8 February 1979	Williamsburg 1E, US	daily snow depth	88.9 cm (35.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	43 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1979	Centralia, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	39 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1979	Brinkley, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	65 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1979	Morris River, US	daily snow depth	68.6 cm (27.0 in)	50.8 cm (20.0 in)	33 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1979	Lebo, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1979	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily snow depth	19.0 cm (7.5 in)	9.0 cm (3.5 in)	78 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1979	Paola, US	daily snow depth	43.2 cm (17.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	23 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1979	Deseret, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	21 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1979	Marseilles Lock/Dam, US	daily snow depth	63.5 cm (25.0 in)	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	33 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1979	Flora 5 NW, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	79 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1979	Galva, US	daily snow depth	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	43 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1979	Cushing, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	32 years	52 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 1979

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1798 to 1979. 1979 had 1,355 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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Data for records on 1979-02-08: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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	867
100 to 200	152
200 to 300	30
300 to 400	10
400 to 500	7
500 to 600	2
600 to 700	2